Ah. Doesn’t it feel better to have that out in the open?

Single-family homeowners can now take their revals, look at the percentage increase in their valuations, and multiply your 2010 tax bill by that percentage increase. So if you paid $2500 in property tax, got a 10 percent reval increase, you are looking at a $250 increase in the bill you will get in October. Please make your checks payable to Jennifer Robert, care of Harry Jones.

See? Simple.

Likewise you folks who got 30, 60, or 90 percent increases. Paid $3000? Why then $5700 should be no problem. It is only $225 more a month, $51.92 a week, $7.39 a day — just 30 cents an hour! Are you telling me you cannot sacrifice 30 cents an hour for vital government services? What kind of selfish monster are you? How ignorant and out-of-touch can you be? Why, you must be a caveman — possibly a racist caveman at that.

It is for the children — that and Harry’s secret hush money schemes and armies of otherwise unemployable workers.

Bonus Obfuscation: How isn’t Roberts revenue-neutral suggestion the lede in the UPoR’s account of last night’s budget meeting?

The hed is positively Simpsons worthy: Citizens weigh lean budget for county.