[ohioman]

I know the tax pain feeling my friend. Here in Dayton, OH my 30 year fixed mortgage feels more like a variable rate mortage, since the idiot mostly dem voters here never see a levy they do not vote for. I dread every May when I find out how short my excrow account will be due to the new damn levy or levies that have been passed in the past year. BTW - Ohio is the 5th most taxed state in the Union and with the horrible politicians at all levels in this state (except for Ken Blackwell when he was active), we we will probably move up the list as industry continues to move on down I-75 to a better business climate in the South. It sounds like Indiana is in the same boat as Ohio.

[econjack]

We're a little lucky because we have a really good governor in office. Alas, most of the other politicians at the state level are Dimocrats and only know how to raise taxes. When the word went out that property taxes were going to be cut, all of the local politicians said: “Well, we'll have to cut police and fire protection.” Fortunately, some people had enough cojones to say: “Go ahead and you'll be recalled in a heartbeat. Try cutting administrative dead wood first.” Lo and behold, the fear-mongering seems to have stopped and they are actually starting to re-examine budgets.