Schaumburg is deaf to taxpayer pleas
As one of taxpayers who spoke against proposed property tax, I was very dismayed at the mayor and trustees attitude toward those speaking. One could easily tell by their demeanor that they were totally disinterested in what, while exercising their constitutional rights in the traditional way, taxpayers were saying.
It is very obvious that mayor/trustees are taking the cowards' way out by asking taxpayers to shoulder the burden of their blatant mistakes with a property tax. With our great nation unfortunately in the grips of an economic depression, now is NOT the time to add a property tax.
Addition of a property tax would be a redundant and unreasonable burden on those on fixed incomes, retirees, the disabled, the unemployed, those who incurred salary/wage/benefit reductions, low income workers trying to make ends meet and keep a roof over their heads and businesses small, medium and large.
Enactment of property tax will adversely impact real estate values. From where does council, etc., think people are going to get additional funds to pay for this obvious boondoggle theft? There is the distinct unpleasantly pungent odor of elitism emanating from this.
Many companies and employees have worked together for wage/benefit adjustments that have avoided layoffs and kept them within their respective budgets. Families have had to make adjustments and very tough decisions to stay within their budgets, and that is NOT easy.
Enactment of the proposed property tax, will negate the benefits of the reduction in Stroger's economic terrorism tax recently achieved. If the mayor/trustees are too cowardly to make the correct tough choices to keep within their budget, then they should step aside and let those capable do so.
Fire, police and municipal employees, who do a great job, are going to have to accept the reality that their wages and benefits are going to have to be adjusted the same as those of the citizens they serve so well.
The taxpayers of Schaumburg must unite to prevent an act of cowardice to hide mismanagement, resulting in an unnecessary property tax.
Bob Skarda
Schaumburg