(04-09-2015 09:14 PM)niuguy Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 06:41 AM)klake87 Wrote:  The only response democrats have to budget priblem is to raise taxes, fees, tolls, red light cameras, soeeding cameras etc. So the cycle will never be broken

Ok, wise guy. Lets say you were mayor today. And you had absolute authority over the city council. How would you balance the budget?

Actually the teachers union holds the power. June will be interesting. The teachers need a raise for the higher taxes that will hit.

(04-10-2015 02:09 PM)klake87 Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 09:14 PM)niuguy Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 06:41 AM)klake87 Wrote:  The only response democrats have to budget priblem is to raise taxes, fees, tolls, red light cameras, soeeding cameras etc. So the cycle will never be broken

Ok, wise guy. Lets say you were mayor today. And you had absolute authority over the city council. How would you balance the budget?

Actually the teachers union holds the power. June will be interesting. The teachers need a raise for the higher taxes that will hit.

Exactly.

(04-10-2015 03:49 PM)niuguy Wrote:  

(04-10-2015 02:09 PM)klake87 Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 09:14 PM)niuguy Wrote:  

(04-09-2015 06:41 AM)klake87 Wrote:  The only response democrats have to budget priblem is to raise taxes, fees, tolls, red light cameras, soeeding cameras etc. So the cycle will never be broken

Ok, wise guy. Lets say you were mayor today. And you had absolute authority over the city council. How would you balance the budget?

Actually the teachers union holds the power. June will be interesting. The teachers need a raise for the higher taxes that will hit.

Exactly.

So BK is only option. Thats how Detroit did it.