Both the Durham city and county governments are getting ready to impose property tax rate hikes. It is fascinating — but not surprising — that elected officials expect citizens to keep handing over more and more of the proceeds of their labor, but then wonder why folks are having a tough time making ends meet. There IS a connection.
Should anyone be thinking that local governments in North Carolina need more public money to fund a growing population, consider this eye-opening fact from JLF’s Michael Sanera:
