A Cape may spouter and assenting online comment allude to the fact that the "second homeowners" don't care about the locals, who have to walk in the snow/street because of the un-shoveled sidewalks. I would think that a more accurate observation would be that the second homeowners pay the bulk of the taxes that let the city continue to exist. Only collect taxes based on the number of days of occupancy and the city would be spreading road salt with a Dixie cup from the back of a pick-up truck.