> I don't see how it makes sense to say you're paying property taxes when they have next to zero effect on your cost of living. Why do they need to have an eff

> I don't see how it makes sense to say you're paying property taxes when they have next to zero effect on your cost of living. Why do they need to have an effect on rent for you to understand that you're paying them? Bobby gave Lisa $10. Lisa then gave $3 to Uncle Sam. What percentage of Bobby's money went to Uncle Sam? 30%. It's that simple.