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The old government program has become a sacred cow.
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But what rarely makes it into the script is a serious conversation about who doesn’t pay property taxes and why that sacred cow should finally be led into the policy barn.
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Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Stop protecting sacred cows like school aid.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
There will be very few sacred cows.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
There can’t be any sacred cows.
—Bob Carey, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Stop protecting sacred cows like school aid.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
There will be very few sacred cows.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
There can’t be any sacred cows.
—Bob Carey, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Sacred cow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacred%20cow. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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