Ohio’s property tax mess is a $20 billion-plus problem the Republican establishment running state government shows no inclination to fix.

Gov. Mike DeWine’s task force, created to craft a plan to take the steam out of a citizen driven ballot issue to eliminate property taxes, has produced results more likely to strengthen support for the radical proposal.

The dud of a task force plan fails because it calls for no state financial assistance to local governments and schools when it is insufficient state support forcing most of the local levies fueling the property tax revolt.

Instead, the governor’s property tax reform group, co-chaired by Ohio Business Roundtable CEO Patrick Tiberi and former State Rep. Bill Seitz, suggested only minor revisions to existing bills or previously rejected p

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