THE BELEAGUERED MIDDLE CLASS & RISING PROPERTY TAXES

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The real strength of a society may be found in its middle class, for it is within the ranks of that societal grouping that a nation's traditions are honored, its spiritual life nourished, its families strengthened and its economy sustained.  Unfortunately, the last decade seems to have lost touch with mainstream America, showing itself more or less oblivious to the long-lasting effects of the great recession of the 21st century on the backbone and moral fiber of the country.

 The median family lost 40% of its net-income as a result of the recession, losses that may never be fully recovered.  Despite those losses, spend-and-tax politicians never stop training the gun-sights of their baleful revenue-raising schemes on the middle class.

 As we gird ourselves for the political establishment's efforts in 2016 to raise property taxes in order to create an unwanted and unneeded healthcare district, we should never allow the plight of the middle class to be absent from our counter-arguments, especially in Cameron County, where the middle class is the least of local political concerns.


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