The rest would pay only a quarter of the premium cost, with taxpayers picking up the rest.

Nor did they stand outside closed beaches or parks with frustrated taxpayers.

Mr. Stein says his approach will be a major selling point with taxpayers.

But the numbers worry a town with few commercial taxpayers.

We're here to work with taxpayers, here to administer Minnesota tax law.

The 10-year cost would be $126 billion, with taxpayers putting up $60 billion and the savings industry the rest.

Before any vote, most school boards are holding another round of public meetings to discuss the budgets with local taxpayers.

The price tag: more than $1 billion, with taxpayers picking up at least two-thirds of the cost.

But analysts say that over 30 years the cost will approach $200 billion, with taxpayers picking up half that.

About $4.6 billion of those loans are in default, with American taxpayers picking up the payments.