As I mentioned before, I find this story fascinating, and it hasn't received much press outside of Westchester County.

I assume that those of you reading TPM are familiar with the Tea Party tax protests this past April 15th. In Westchester County, NY, a small mutation occurred: a group called Tax Cuts Now seeks support to cut local taxes while also advocating abolishing county government. One of the leaders of Tax Cuts Now is David Spano, the son of County Executive Andrew J. Spano. For those into pop-psychology, note that the elder Mr. Spano is a retired teacher, union member and Democrat. The younger Mr. Spano has announced that he intends to run against his father for County Executive, and to be the last County Executive while he dismantles county government.

There is another group, Rethinking Westchester Government, that also advocates abolishing county government. While I can quickly dismiss David Spano and his group as a fringe group, Rethinking Wester Government was founded by a number of local politicians, including a few prominant Democrats. The website for Rethinking Westchester Government does not reference the Tea Party movement, unlike the website for Tax Cuts Now. 

I hope to explore this a bit more. I see a tie-in with California's Proposition 13 (1978) , the New Jersey property tax cap of 2007, and the recent plank in the campaign of my neighbor (and I hope, friend), John Murtagh in his unsuccessful bid to unseat NY State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins.