Here is an item people don't think about.
When a government employee wants a raise that will cost property/business owners a tax increase the employee always comes out ahead of the deal even when their own property taxes increases.
When you hear a government employee say "Well my taxes are going up to you know!"
Let say you live in Cheektowaga paying $5500 a year property taxes.
We will take an employee who is paid $110,000 a year.
Let's say the base of that salary is 80,000. I consider salary the entire package paid out. The base - the cost of the heath care package - what is paid towards pension/bene costs. The cost to the consumer.
They demand a 3% raise.
$80,000 X .03% = $2400
If those raises cause the property owners taxes to increase by 2% (just an example) your $5500 increases by $110 a year for the time you live in that home. Hopefully I plan to live in my home until i'm old and gray. I'm 50. Lets say I live until I'm 90. I have 40 more years to go. 40 years X $110 = $4400 charged to me to live in the home for the rest of my life.
That employee happens to pay $5500 a year to in taxes. They don't care that it went up $110 because they net $2290.00 out of the deal.