John Kasich Hates Public Schools and Local Governments

From the Dispatch:

 In a suburban Cincinnati facility where tooling for engines used by the military is made, Gov. John Kasich unleashed a volley of verbal missiles at Ohio's nursing-home lobby yesterday. Kasich, whose speech was scheduled as an event to stump for his two-year, $55.6 billion budget proposal, also said that if the state holds the line on spending this year, "we will have a tax cut next year."

The governor declined to disclose the type or amount of tax cut after his speech. He has in the past floated the idea of eliminating Ohio's income tax.

In other words, if schools and local governments manage to cut their budgets this year, we will consider making them cut them again next year.  Expect more and more local tax increases.  John Kasich appears to be trying to set himself up for a run for president in 2016 by showing how much he slashed government spending as governor.  He won't mention that he just passed the tax burden from wealthy folks in the suburbs, who can easily afford to maintain their schools and local government, to the poor folks in rural areas and inner cities who can't afford anywhere near the same level quality of schools and government services.  Previously, state government served as an equalizer, but apparently, no more.  The Worthingtons and Dublins won't even notice that the rest of the state is being left behind.