Hi again all you agitated tax cohorts, here is some more ammunition to show why we in Montgomery County are asked to pay more in taxes than our friends in neighboring counties. In todays The Examiner Washington newspaper (Monday June 2) in an article entitled "D.C., Montgomery public workers most likely to earn more than $100k" you will find the basis for this title in that with the exception of D.C., that the number of Montgomery's high salaries exceed those of the other nearby counties by at least a couple of percentage points. Here is the link to this article: http://www.examiner.com/a-1419432~D_C___Montgomery_public_workers_most_likely_to_earn_more_than__100K.html

Bear in mind that many of the county's union workforce, including about 80% of the firemen, do not live in our county and therefore do not pay our high taxes. When these firemen reach retirement after only 20 years of service they will receive their full annuity at the expense of our taxpayers for the rest of their lives even though they are spending this money elsewhere and at locations where the cost of living may be much less than here and while they have other jobs to carry them over the strain of only an annuity to live on. As Jackie Gleason used to say on his TV show, "Oh how good it is!" Folks, you must stay frugal to afford all this giveaway.
See you at the Taxpayer League meeting this Wednesday evening, 7:30PM at the Council Office Building.