[GailA]

Looks like local/state gubermints will be screaming for MORE money..i.e. taxes.

[sarcasm]

As I've been saying for months, state and local taxes are going to skyrocket after the November elections.

[FITZ]

Looks like local/state gubermints will be screaming for MORE money..i.e. taxes.

The one here is because the local taxpayers are leaving in large numbers and those remaining absolutely cannot keep paying. Even with very high taxes, we're losing jobs, our schools are in financial trouble, our county hospital will go bankrupt without federal grants coming in. One out of three people already receives some kind of government check or services. I didn't ever believe the 90s economy was good because it certainly wasn't where I live.