Before we get into too much goverment bashing, let’s not forget about prop 13. In your old Main Line neighborhood, everyone is paying $7400 a year, no matter when they bought. Here, thanks to prop 13, folks in Santa Luz are paying much more in property taxes than their more established neighbors in RSF or Rancho Bernardo.

As someone originally from the Philly area, I assure you local governments there are not exactly poster children for efficiency.