The 2026 to 2027 Ohio state budget (House Bill 96) is worth $60 billion. It has been promoted using buzzwords like “tax reform,” “property tax relief,” and “community investment.” These phrases sound promising, but a closer look reveals something else. Libertarians see the budget as another example of too much spending, too much taxation, and

Many people believe we need taxes because people can’t be trusted to pay for government services on their own. They worry that if we let people choose what to pay for, nobody will pay at all. But this idea is based more on fear than facts. Even in places where people don’t fully trust each