First, local taxing bodies keep increasing how much money they spend each year. Fritz has pushed for more state funding to bring down local tax rates. 

Second, machine politicians on the Board of Review keep handing out excessive tax breaks to corporations. On the latest tax bills, those giveaways cost homeowners an extra $700. Fritz assesses properties fairly, but he can’t control what the Board of Review commissioners do during the appeals process that follows. When big commercial properties pay less, homeowners are forced to pay more to make up the difference.