the property that our sailors live on doesn't belong to the county it's federal land and not subject to local taxes, now whether the Feds pay an offset for that tax loss I don't have any info. on that.  the few dollars and cents we save on purchases in a store designed to serve the military and retiree's is but a drop in the bucket, and besides we don't buy everything at the NEX and Commissary but they are a benefit earned for serving your country.