[Hugh R]

$10K in property tax for a small plot. Wow! At least we have Prop 13 here which limits the taxes to 1.25% of purchase value with an allowance to raise it 1% in tax amount/year. Liberals here blame Prop 13 for loss of revenue and fiscal crisis here. BS, you should only spend what you get, and the property values here are correctiing, but still high relative to the rest of the country. I have neighbors who have been in their homes for 25 years and pay something like $1500/year, and others across the street with the same house who bought last year that pay closer to $10K.