Originally Posted by
cyclinfool
IMHO even Colonie tax rates are excessive compared to where I lived in Virgina
No doubt, but I was comparing apples to apples, i.e., bordering townships, not communities separated by 500 miles.
If you want to talk taxes, you can experience negative tax rates by moving to Alaska. Utopia doesn't exist. There will always be compromises. As a matter of fact, Utopia literally means "no-place".