No Beach family or resident who lives alone needs to be told they are losing control over their economic lives. We all know our purchasing power is in free fall.  

Inflation benefits only tax collections.

There is one group in our community that is clearly detached from the economic reality that Beach residents - and all Americans - understand and experience each day.  

That group is the Virginia Beach City Council.

State law requires localities to drop real estate property rates to avoid windfalls when assessments rise. Virginia Beach City Council ignores that and quietly raises that rate year after year resulting in massive surpluses, while increasing the burden on property owners.