Here is a report that shows how citizen activism can prevent tax increases:
The Hughes County Commission voted 3-2 against raising the county’s wheel tax by $2 a wheel. It would have raised $160,000 for road maintenance.
Dave Braun told commissioners he would lead an effort to refer it to a public vote if they approved it.
Braun led a referral of a similar wheel tax increase in 1995 that was rejected by 70 percent of the voters.
Maintaining public roads is a legitimate function of a limited government. The funding should come from within the current state budget, instead of using tax monies to cater to special interests through economic development projects.
Cross posted at Sibby Online