Tom Brice, Okay I'll give you State Troopers, prison, and education you are correct. Property tax, sales taxes, fines, utility bills, PAY for local police, city water, firemen (if not volunteer). How the heck does my owning my land get supported by the government? Unless Im over 65 or a disabled veteran. Those people would lose thier homes from mil rate hikes and assement hikes, being on a fixed income after serving the workforce for life or injured in our military. My conscience prevents me from kicking those tax contributing people out. The state should only be supporting only state highways. Not to many of those. Most of the miles are federal highway or various Borough roads.
Bottom line is the two largest depts to the budget is oil welfare and education bloat.  The only problem I see is that big oil, and education have the most monitary influence in the state government. That is precisly why they will most likely will not be touched.