State Rep. Kathleen Chandler's proposed tax increases on the citizens of this state ("Chandler calls for tax hikes," Record-Courier, June 25), show how out of touch our local leaders are with reality.
As families struggle with day to day expenses, our leaders in the Ohio House look to those same families to get their fiscal house in order. Our state government needs to get its financial situation in order immediately and stop spending money that they simply do not have.
Ohio's economy will not expand and grow if the Strickland administration and its enablers in the Ohio House continue to burden its responsibility of a balanced budget on hard-working families.
Andrew Manning
Chairman
Portage County
Republican Party