I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore

Greetings-
Although I doubt anyone else will ever read these words, I know I'll feel better just writing them down. I am so angry at what seems to be an unending and cruel stream of higher and higher taxation. My property taxes have gone up over 400% in just the last 5 years. And there's absolutely nothing to prevent them from doing the same over the next five years. I find it more and more difficult to differentiate between governmental bodies and organized crime. With the possible exception that at least organized crime makes a big deal out of "Honor"
Property taxes are becoming more and more of a glorified type of extortion. "Give us a bigger and bigger piece of your hard earned home or we will hurt you in some way" (Up to and including taking your home away.)
I am 63 years old, I've been married to my best friend for 41 years. I have a family that I love deeply including two children, their spouses and six wonderful grandchildren. My wife and I have lived on five acres in what used to be "the country" for the last thirty three years. Up until the 200% increase in my property tax over just the last two years I was semi-retired and considered myself a pretty content person.
Now I'm angry, I'm focused and I'm going on a political quest that I will not quit until Washington state has reasonable and predictable property taxes once and for all. I'm not rich. I'm not a person with any political ambitions or any political clout. But I do have basic intelligence, some time on my hands and dear God, am I ever motivated. I intend to take all of my anger and frustration and try to focus all that energy into positive actions. I want to help make things better. Not just for myself, but for all the people out there who I know are as frustrated as I am but for some reason just don't know how to fight back. I did not ask for this fight but honor demands it.
The purpose of this blog will be to document my journey through this very nasty business of politics. I have no idea where this journey will take me, but I'll always know that at least I tried. I won't just roll over and let them take my home away from me. That's not what this country is about. It's not what I'm about.
Tomorrow I begin my battle. May the force be with me and those who also share this quest.
To be continued, Pat