I'm Shocked, I Tell You, Just Shocked

Apparently, even tax-exempt property owners don't like paying taxes.
From the Racine (WI) Journal Times: In September Mayor John Dickert’s office sent letters to 182 local nonprofits, including churches, asking the tax-exempt organizations if they would consider paying a portion of the property tax the city would normally charge them if their properties were taxed.
The idea was that if the organizations donated even a little bit to city coffers it would help Racine better weather a nasty financial season. According to the letter, any money the city received through Nov. 1 would be applied to its 2013 budget.
With the city already well into its budget planning process, City Administrator Tom Friedel said Friday that the city has yet to collect any money through the program, dubbed “Racine’s Fair Share.”
In the letter Dickert sent to the nonprofits he stated that while state law grants tax-exempt status to properties for various reasons, the obligation of the City of Racine to provide services, like snow plowing and police and fire protection, to these properties remains. http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/city-yet-to-net-donations-after-plea-to-nonprofits/article_24d409bc-2547-11e2-8599-0019bb2963f4.html?oCampaign=email
On one hand, it seems kind of funny that the liberal mayor of Racine would expect that mostly liberal non-profits(seriously, how many conservative non-profits are out there?) would voluntarily pay taxes.  Most non-profits are used to begging and demanding money from those who work, they are not used to being asked for money, especially from the government.  This mayor is just stupid.
But I also do understand that the government usually loses money on non-profits- they provide more services to the non-profits, than the non-profits give back to the city.  That's not always the case, but in general, I think you will find that to be true. 
And taking this to another political level, if the government demands more money from taxpayers, the taxpayers, rich or poor, will find ways not give money to the government.  If the Democrats raise taxes on the rich, the rich will find ways to beat the tax.  If the Democrats find a way to tax the poor, like increasing cigarette taxes, the poor will find a way not to pay the tax by either stop smoking, buying cheaper cigarettes or buy the cigarettes somewhere else.
So, once again, a liberal mayor with good (or bad) intentions gets a dose of reality: People just don't want to pay taxes.  That probably comes as shock to liberals but not to us conservatives.