Hi Kyle, Yup - I am a pretty squeezed out turnip. Fairfax raised property taxes 14% this year. Of course the platform one former governor got elected on was getting rid of the car tax - I was against that. Would rather pay 2% car tax, than have the economic pandemonium that has followed. Especially since it was fazed out slowly - which means I am still paying!!! Go Figure!!! And New York and Virginia - are no doubt paying beaucoup bucks from the 9/11 damage. Trisha > Many states are running on "duct tape and baling wire". I'm not sure how > much more blood can be squeezed out of these turnips! Especially > considering the additional burden of "Homeland Security" > > KC > > -----Original Message----- > From: BG Greer, PhD [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 11:28 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: civil war, was re. earthquake > > > In a message dated 5/1/2003 9:01:36 AM Central Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > The financial deficits of most states are the unrecognized disasters going > on > in our country. Yet, as Kyle stated, the states are expected to implement > IDEA, ADA, etc. > I can foresee a revolt by the states and/or more "state friendly" court > rulings and legislation. > > Bobby