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Property Taxes Are An Outrage

Property Taxes Are An Outrage By Elton Camp At such time, if any, I should become king, Property tax to an immediate end I’ll bring Although most taxes I don’t mind to pay To get revenue, there has to be a better way To tax our property can it possibly be fair With so many tax deadbeats being out there Because I worked hard for a house and lot, Should I continue to pay for what I’ve got But if I had lazily sat around on my behind Then a place in public housing I would find It would seem right in bleeding hearts eyes To take tax from others my rent to subsidize But because I did things the old-fashioned way, Now they expect for what I earned, tax to pay Alabama has the lowest property tax now, I know But if I had the control, it would become zero

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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