And, if your favorite tax increase doesn't pass you can pay it anyway and deduct it. Tax increases are forever. Once the public can be convinced to shell out the shelling stays and grows. As in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, so do income and sales taxes. So if you think taxes aren't high enough, vote for more and pay more.
Property taxes are different.
Failure to pay can cost a homeowner his or her home. The prospect of foreclosures makes property tax increases dead serious decisions. Candidates are people, believe it or not-our friends, neighbors and fellow citizens. For reasons known, unknown, mysterious, even misunderstood, they choose to run for public office. There will be winners and losers, and winning an election may not truly define the outcome.