Letter: Property taxes up – a hit for McHenry County seniors

I received my tax bill recently, and it is up 16% from the previous year. When I lived in Indiana, I paid about one-third of Illinois property tax for the similar property.

I am retired and my major source of income is Social Security benefits. From the current bill of $7,726.48, I learned some of those funds go towards pensions for public employees of school districts, etc. All of that will come from my own Social Security benefits, which is $1,264 a month. I live on a budget, and the property tax, which is growing every year (even if the assessment is “frozen” for seniors) is a real problem, especially with current inflation. All these people who receive public pensions, these benefits may exceed my Social Security benefits. Is that justice?