Why is it troubling, other than the optics? I have vague memories of a revolution being fought where one of the rallying cries was no taxation without representation.
If you are paying taxes to some political subdivision (township, county, municipality) but do not reside there or are not a citizen (but are a legal resident) then why shouldn't you get some say via a vote about how your taxes are spent?
I used to live in one township but worked in a different one. I paid a tax to the one I did not reside in because I worked there. Did not get a cote for the local offices in that township, though.
Thanks for this perspective. Still troubling, but it makes more sense now.
Why is it troubling, other than the optics? I have vague memories of a revolution being fought where one of the rallying cries was no taxation without representation.
If you are paying taxes to some political subdivision (township, county, municipality) but do not reside there or are not a citizen (but are a legal resident) then why shouldn't you get some say via a vote about how your taxes are spent?
I used to live in one township but worked in a different one. I paid a tax to the one I did not reside in because I worked there. Did not get a cote for the local offices in that township, though.