Where does it end?
Tax increase after tax increase is cumulatively destroying Long Island. Earlier this year, Suffolk County imposed a 7% tax increase (including the sewer bill) and various towns throughout Suffolk increased taxes by 8%, 9% and 10%.
And now we see the South Country School District looking to raise its tax levy by 13.5%, a whopping $750 per year per household.
And remember: that’s just a school tax.
How did we get to this point? Well, a quote from one of the trustees sums it up: “I don’t want to see the students suffer. At this point, I want to see the students get everything they can.”
This has always been the mantra of school board members who pushed for higher spending and taxes. They claim it’s for the students. But the best thing you can do for the students is to keep a tax rate reasonable enough so that their parents can afford to remain here on Long Island.
You’re not helping students when you make taxes so high that these young people will not be able to stay here upon graduation.
The free-spending mindset of elected representatives on Long Island is unacceptable. It has to be controlled.