Re: [Mpls] d-e-f-a-u-l-t

[WizardMarks]

James E. Jacobsen wrote:

         Then you got the social services mania, people coming here from all
over the world because the hand outs are the best.

WM: People come here from other parts of the world because they had a relative who came here first, maybe as a refugee, maybe as a student, or maybe because they had a job here. Then when things fall apart in their country of origin, they come to their relatives, running for their lives.

        The city is now forced to get into sensible perspectives in its
budget.  You can't blame the new Governor nor the nearly new Mayor, they are
locked in by law to a balanced budget.

WM: I certainly can and I do blame governors--and presidents--when budgets are cut because they want to "give back" the taxes which previously allowed them to balance the budget and meet the legitimate needs of the populace.

BTW, it's still very much up in the air whether the mayor's budget cutting will serve the city well or ill. So far these measures have been passed or will be passed, but the cost of enacting them has not hit all the way around.

WizardMarks, Central

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