Antelope Valley really should be its own county. Palmdale/Lancaster are stuck paying 1.5 cent sales tax to support LAMetro subways. This commuter rail is a sort of consolation prize.
Being that Lancaster & Palmdale is 70 miles away, it does not feel like you are still in Los Angeles County. So you are not wrong for suggesting them not pay LA Metro subway taxes since they don't get any benefit from it.
Antelope Valley really should be its own county. Palmdale/Lancaster are stuck paying 1.5 cent sales tax to support LAMetro subways. This commuter rail is a sort of consolation prize.
Being that Lancaster & Palmdale is 70 miles away, it does not feel like you are still in Los Angeles County. So you are not wrong for suggesting them not pay LA Metro subway taxes since they don't get any benefit from it.
In most states, they would be in separate counties. CA counties are geographically huge.