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Originally Posted by Xanthe
Please, not the "my taxes" argument.  The percentage of your taxes - or my taxes for that matter - that actually buys any books is probably in fractions of cents. You are not actually paying full price for any of those books, no where near. In fact, you probably lose more change from your pocket in a year than you actually contribute to the cost of book purchases. |
In 2010 I paid $187 in library tax. Of that approx $9.73 went toward printed books (adult, YA, children). Yes, I didnt pay much toward new material but the library as a whole budgeted $95,000 for 2010. This for a small suburban town. Multiply that by thousands and it adds up to a decent figure.
Besides, I like to get something out of my taxes.