To the Readers Forum: I read with interest your 10/29 article on government consolidation. It’s not just property taxes that are driving people out of the state, it’s the entire tax structure! All levals of government spend much of their time cooking up new taxes and fees or relying on bailouts (also our tax money) in order to balance their budgets. Aren’t we the third highest county in the nation? Consolidation at all levals must be completed; government can only cut services so much and must become more efficient and get better at delivering needed services. Individuals will have to give up their kingdoms they have established over the years. Legacy retirement and health insurance costs continue to grow and as life expectancy increases, these legacy costs will continue to grow. As our population declines and businesses move out, the tax burden is spread out around fewer taxpayers, further compounding the tax increases. We as taxpayers can only take so much.