Property taxes are getting out of control largely due to over generous compensations to "public" servant. These public servants are increasingly viewed as victimizing the public purse. Work 20-years and retire on the public dole, over-the-top benefits for services provided, pricey entitlement packages protected by union lawyers and state funded bonds are killing the public. Is everyone in on the take?

Public servants should have equivalent benefits similar to a Home Depot, Sears or Wal-Mart employee. That's kinda the average wage and benefits package available to average folks out there.

They (the government employees) need to work 45 years like the rest of average working taxpayers before they're eligible to retire. Their benefits package should match what is normal to community averages; not plush costly taxpayer paid perks

Construction workers face more danger and have more health risk and job insecurity than most cops, firefighters or any of these royalty treated public servants. Public servants are increasingly seen as public leeches when they are treated like royal princes and princesses.