The Regional Income Tax Agency also known as RITA has been a blight on our community. I'm calling for RITA to be abolished in entirety by the State of Ohio. RITA has waited years to contact Ohio citizens of unpaid taxes. Upon contact citizens are expected to pay not only the taxes, but also interest and fees often resulting in thousands of dollars. RITA is not a government entity they are subcontracted by the government to collect our taxes. I believe a better system can be put into place. Many cities in Ohio do not even utilize RITA I have friends, family, coworkers all who have no stress from their city taxes because they live where RITA isn't being used. Taxes are already a burden to citizens everywhere, and RITA is another uncessary burden that's been going on too long. I'm calling for all Ohioans to sign this petition, and every politician in Ohio to do whatever is in their power to fix this issue.