tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555963699911004826.post8618519787293663126..comments2023-11-26T07:55:14.324-06:00Comments on Room 235 The Underground Bunker...: What A Crock...Kevin McGintyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14164308652737418093noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555963699911004826.post-47006142249810822452010-02-04T13:58:39.320-06:002010-02-04T13:58:39.320-06:00It's funny you brought up the crisis thing, Ha...It's funny you brought up the crisis thing, Hawk. A few years ago when we first went to a City Manager form of government, the new City Manager went straight into CRISIS mode. The first thing he said was that in order for the city to meet all it's obligations was to reduce the number of police officers and firemen.<br /><br />What a crock...<br /><br />And, Fred. You're exactly right about sending people to D.C. that will say no. But I think too many of them arrive there with good intentions but once they get settled in, they kinda go crazy...Kevin McGintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164308652737418093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555963699911004826.post-45276773043919626472010-02-03T21:56:15.969-06:002010-02-03T21:56:15.969-06:00I check in on www.cbo.gov and look at the Historic...I check in on www.cbo.gov and look at the Historical Budget Data from time to time. Revenues took two huge dives under Bush II in this decade, first because of 9/11 and then the housing bubble bursting. But between 2003 and 2007, revenues grew phenomenally. When the economy recovers they will grow phenomenally again. Obama and the Congress could easily balance the budget in two years if they really wanted, just by indexing the growth of spending to inflation. They could even exempt a few items and still balance the budget. My point is this. Tax rates are just about right. We're paying plenty and more than enough to keep those guys funded. They have to be told "no." We have to send people to D.C. who will say no.Fred Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660937700796431860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555963699911004826.post-48759680549687720262010-02-03T18:56:18.167-06:002010-02-03T18:56:18.167-06:00The state and its local politicans and bureaucrats...The state and its local politicans and bureaucrats will always tell you government has a crisis when economic hard times hit the rest of us. Our federal government would have long since been in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Court, forced to cut back/reorganize. It is time to do just that at the state and, particularly, county level. County government is a leftover relic from the 19th century and should be abolished, along with its hugh property and sales tax loads. School districts should be shed of their unfunded state and federal mandates, allowed to operate as local voters support. City government the same. Throw the tea in the Kansas River.SDHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183984187058415289noreply@blogger.com