Property Tax Solution

Robert Schroeder, candidate for Governor, says that our property taxes continue to skyrocket, rising out of control and yet, the career politicians who fail to address the problem remain in office year after year.

Schroeder says as a local elected official and fiscal conservative, he knows first hand that quick fix budgets and funding gimmicks (like bonding and tax increases) are useless. Until you cut costs, eliminate waste, and curb the political abuse of taxpayer dollars, property taxes will continue to rise according to Schroeder.

Schroeder is an ardent supporter of shared administrative services among municipalities looking to lower their property taxes and plan to utilize cost cutting measures like this to create savings. “Sharing staff and administrative duties, coordinated purchasing of supplies, and sharing public works, employees and equipment all create tremendous savings. Without ever touching local emergency services, we can accumulate substantial savings in the payroll, benefit and financing costs that make up a big chunk of local budgets.”

Most importantly, Schroeder believes “we must eliminate the political deals and no-bid insider contracts that drive up the cost of government. It's time to throw the career politicians out and save taxpayer's more of their hard earned money.”