DeWine obstructs higher taxes

Once again we are compelled to condemn Pat Dewine for standing between you and higher taxes. Recently Commissioner DeWine voted against giving the Port Authority the power to directly place tax increases on the ballot and take property through eminent domain.

It is vital for the government to have the ability to take your home, with or without your permission, for any reason it deems necessary. Todd Portune and David Pepper understand this. Sadly, Pat DeWine does not.

This vote is also a continuation of DeWine's history of opposing tax increases. This proposal made it easier to raise your taxes. An unelected Port Authority would have had the ability to place a tax increase on the ballot themselves, without the support of the County Commissioners or any other elected body. We support anything that makes it easier to raise our taxes, and therefore we support this proposal as well.

We applaud Todd Portune and David Pepper for standing strong for higher taxes and expanding eminent domain powers. They realize how badly this region needs higher taxes and more property confiscation. Pat DeWine, on the other hand, continues to show us why we gave him our Enemy of the Treasury award, as he continues down this destructive path of opposing tax increases.