Local governments can max out property tax levy increases this year. Will they? – Daily Herald*

"It's a Catch-22, because taxpayers' expenses are going higher and governments' expenses are going higher, and the governments have to raise taxes to pay for it," said Sheila Weinberg, CEO and founder of Glencoe-based Truth in Accounting. "It does seem unusual that if they have these large reserves, then why do they need to keep raising taxes?"
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Freddy
1 year ago

YES!

Fed up neighbor
1 year ago
Reply to  Freddy

There all thieves

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