By David F. Briggs | Arizona Daily Independent
(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are posted for discussion purposes only.)
No doubt, many of you have heard that the Pima County Board of Supervisors has recently adopted a budget of $1.17 billion for fiscal year 2016, which included another increase in our property taxes. This is in addition to their decision to place an $815.76 million bond measure on the November 2015 ballot. Unfortunately, too many politicians and government officials seem to believe our pocketbooks are an endless source for revenues. This problem is particularly acute here in Tucson, where many policies of the county government perpetuate our fiscal problems instead of encouraging the economic growth our community desperately needs to solve them.
