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Black faith leaders in Chicago protested outside Trump Tower because of residential property tax increases. While one can understand how unpopular an increase in taxes is, it begs the question: why would you need to protest in front of Trump Tower? Surely, common sense would tell you this is an issue to be dealt with among local leaders, a.k.a. Democrats, but as they say, common sense is not what you would call “common” these days.

According to Wbez:

In March, the Rev. Walter McCray, a West Garfield Park resident and the pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church on the West Side, was billed $818.76 for the first installment of his property taxes.

In December, he was billed more than $4,236, his property assessment nearly tripling after he rebuilt his front porch.

Again, one can certainly understand why this would be upsetting. This is especially true when you live in a county where local officials do nothing beneficial for the people. Yet, they take more and more of your hard-earned cash like they somehow deserve it or can make better use of it.

Last year, the median homeowner tax bill in McCray’s neighborhood increased nearly $2,000, or 133%; neighboring North Lawndale and Englewood saw 92% and 88% increases respectively.

McCray was among the faith leaders from the South and West sides who held a news conference outside Trump Tower on Monday morning. Trump Tower has received a number of tax breaks over the years, and the clergy members say it’s a symbol of the country’s oligarchic class.

Again, common sense would tell you this has nothing to do with Trump or his property, but I digress. The worst part? We can almost be 110% certain these people voted for the politicians who decided to raise these taxes. Incredible, yet deeply naive.

They called for a rollback to last year’s tax rates and a freeze until a solution is found and called on the state Legislature to cap the amount property taxes can be increased year over year.

If you don’t want your taxes to increase, don’t vote Democratic. It truly is that simple. You know that. I know that. And your grandma knows that. These faith leaders, for some reason, don’t know that. Nonetheless, as the Bible says, pay your taxes. And again, common sense will tell you to stop voting for people who raise your taxes and give you nothing in return—but as previously said, this sense is not so common.

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