Cook County property tax bills cause outrage – abc7chicago

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Rick
7 years ago

It takes that to wake up some people. Next we can only hope they direct their anger toward understanding a root cause of the hike. And realize that nothing has really changed on the cost side, the city will continue to piss away any amount of tax increase it can get. No reforms, just buy the alcoholic another bottle. Most taxpayers are enablers, property tax is hidden in an escro payment, sales in a purchase and income in withholding. If people paid taxes like they do a gas bill, by writing a check, there would be reform.

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