Originally Posted by
grump
Genoobie, we don't always agree (actually almost never) but you're right on this one. People can take steps to lower their tax burden, including moving. We've seen that in spades in upstate NY over the last 50 years as people and businesses have fled NY by the thousands. Personally, I'm happy in Amherst even if our taxes are higher than I might wish. We get top of the line services, including an excellent highway dept, certainly the best police force in western NY, town depts with well trained, competent professional staff, good recreational facilities and on it goes. Is everything perfect? Of course not! But You won't find me packing up and moving into the cess pool that we call Buffalo even if it's "reinventing itself" and "rebounding" for at least the 5th time since I moved here over 30 years ago. As for the size of my house I realized long ago that, try as I might, I can only effectively be in one room at a time. So 2000 sq ft or 20000 never mattered much to me.