The reason Tinsley's comic strip about the angry taxpayer caught my eye was, of course, that the numbers were all wrong.

If there are fewer county employees than angry taxpayers, they figure, let's appeal to the latter and scapegoat the former.

"Hopefully, that will keep angry taxpayers off our backs."

In effect, he said, the arbitrator takes the fall for a contract that town officials essentially agree to and then walk away from, avoiding angry taxpayers.

The swimming pool was open to shelter residents for several years until it became a favorite point of contention for angry taxpayers.

But during the past few years angry taxpayers in numerous districts, citing high teacher salaries, have caused school systems to slash their budgets.

And angry taxpayers may not take to the streets.

States, already under siege by angry taxpayers, would be impelled to hold down local taxes by a like amount.

Maybe you should be looking for some angry taxpayer.

But, with an earful from angry taxpayers, the House blocked the grant this month.