NSD wants opinions on a new tax. Here's one.

Newark School District officials are debating what form of increased tax burden Newark voters are most likely to swallow. They should read what I wrote here in January, 2006 about the financial burden that goes with living in Newark Ohio, remembering that since 2006 it has only gotten worse.

Government, monopolies are gonna get you: Bend over, taxpayer-consumer
1/9/06

My health insurance premium went up $155 per month this year, courtesy government policies, health care providers, and retirement insurance managers.

My property taxes will go up about 10 percent this year due to increased valuations, courtesy of Ohio government.

Presumably this is on top of the new school tax of $180 per year per $100,000 property tax for the next 28 years, courtesy Newark Schools and voters.

My American Electric Power rates are going up by as much as $72 per year, courtesy of this monopoly and the Ohio government.

My gasoline bills have more than doubled in the past several months, courtesy of George Bush and the energy monopolies.

My Alltel rates could go up by 20 percent per year, courtesy of this monopoly and the Ohio government.

I would have been paying $15 a year more for auto licenses, courtesy of Newark City Council and Mayor Bain, if it hadn’t been for citizens’ revolt at the polls.

I am paying 1/2-cent more county sales tax, courtesy of County Commissioners Tim Bubb and Doug Smith who levied the tax without seeking voter approval.

I am paying 12 percent more for sewer services this year, courtesy Newark City Council.

I will be paying 3 per cent more for water service this year, courtesy of Newark City Service Director Tim Weisert, according to a published statement attributed to him.

I will be paying God knows how much for a new storm water utility program by the city, courtesy city council and Mayor Bain.

All this on top of a half-percent income tax increase not so long ago for city police and fire services, courtesy of city council and Newark voters.

And how much more income am I going to have this year to pay for all this? Not even as much as last year, and I bet there are many others in the same situation.