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To: unclewest who wrote (127191)	7/24/2005 10:36:59 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793725

Are you sure it isn't just NJ beating you up? Idaho state tax rate stayed the same. Idaho state sales tax just DROPPED 1% to a very reasonable 5% on July 1. Our property taxes increased a very reasonable 2% last year...that may increase to 3% this year... again very reasonable. And our average county home value increase for the past 12 months was just reported to be up 27%. Well over half of our property taxes go for public education. The per student investment in public education in Jersey in 2000 was twice that of Idaho. Roughly $10,000 to $5,000. I'll take that. I consider investment in education a primary one. Data here, p. 26 and 27. nea.org