WHY does Fairfax Co Annually Raise your Taxes
Since the Fx Co government moved from the Massey Bldg in 1992, personnel have expanded tremendously, doing more and more about less and less -- and the taxpayer is being shaken down to feed this monster. Did you know:

Annual real estate tax increases have averaged 5.5% since 1999,
... while average annual inflation was 2.6%.
70% of these increases go for employee compensation,
... including bicycle coordinators and other critical personnel,
... including 4.5% annual raises (COLAs and step increases),
... including zero-deductible in-network health insurance,
... and pensions allowing retirement at age 55 with 75% of salary.

Meanwhile, employees in the private sector -- those who still have a job:

Are fortunate if they got even 2% annual raises since 1999;
are stuck with high-cost, high-deductible health plans;
and must fund their own 401k pension plans.