Are you tired of your property taxes increasing every year while your household income doesn’t? Local government is an interesting entity. We all know that we can’t spend more than we make and expect our neighbors to make up the difference. In the governmental view, however, that doesn’t appear to be true. So what is one to do? Don’t let them get away with it. You don’t have to. You can do your homework on current Rock County Board Supervisors and see how they vote. (You can obviously do this at your local municipal level as well).
Better still, seek out board members and ask some questions right now. You might ask why the county has continually allowed a budget process that ends in the result of spending growth outpacing the county resident’s ability to pay for it, or the growth of our community. You could ask what your county board supervisor is doing to drop Rock County’s status as one of the top four percent highest taxed counties in the nation (relative to personal income). You could ask them about upcoming budget items they plan to support and those they would not support funding with taxpayer dollars. Your board supervisors might be your neighbors, but is their hand out to help you, or to grab even more of your hard earned money? (BTW: ALL County Supervisors are up for re-election next April).
This is not to suggest any underlying subversive desire by any county board supervisor. Our job, as taxpayers, is to be sure they are up to the task. I wonder how many even know that of the 3,143 counties in the entire United States, Rock County ranks at #123 for the percentage of the median income of its citizens it collects in property taxes.
The primary responsibility of the government is to protect life, liberty and freedom for its residents. Continuing to ask you to pay more and more of your income every year in property taxes does the opposite. It robs you of your freedom to choose where to live, how to live and what to buy.
Now is the time to stop the madness. We need to hold current board members accountable. We need to seek out more responsible candidates if that is what is needed to curb county spending. We need to do the same within our local school districts and municipalities. Contrary to how it feels out there, the choice is still yours. Sitting back in the recliner watching re-runs of shows from the “good ol’ days” while you wait for those in power to do the right thing doesn’t work. Getting involved, running for local office and interacting with your government officials (in a kind, but firm way) is my call to action for all of us.
The county budget is due for a final vote on NOVEMBER 12th. The question is, will you be a party to another budget with another increase in taxes, or will it have your financial freedoms represented?
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See our latest Did You Know document entitled; “Rock County Unsustainable Debt and Expenditure Growth (2019-2024)” for more information on how our local spending and taxes are outpacing the ability for local citizens to pay, and the growth of our community .
INTERESTED IN PLANTING A SEED? If you need some guidance on where to start your journey of running for local office, RCF is here to help! We have resource information and materials HERE. If you would like to discuss with our Candidate and Campaign team, please mail us at rcfcampaign@gmail.com.
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