Taxes on senior citizens ought to take into account the services they are utilizing. The bulk of the property taxes collected go towards maintenance of school districts. Senior citizens would have paid, social security taxes, medicare taxes and property taxes on income earned. But after retiring and having no income except for retirement income they are still forced to pay property taxes with exemptions that are only symbolic and grossly inadequate.

And by the time they retire, most senior citizens would have paid school district taxes for almost 40 years and they would have ceased using school facilities for almost 20 years in that period. This petition is to get a meaningful senior citizenship exemption for the school district portion of the annual property taxes. The senior citizenship exemption on the school district component of the property taxes should be at 100% exemption.

States like Texas have very high property tax rates when compared to most other states. Texas claims there is no state income tax but it is more than compensated by higher taxes such as property taxes and high tolls in metro areas like Dallas and Houston. With income tax you cease paying it once you stop getting income, but with property taxes you pay until your death.

Lets sign this petition and get it in front of the proper authorities for their consideration and action.