Posted on 11/25/2007 10:39:22 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Sure, Los Angeles has seen a city budget surplus of $1 billion evaporate and a $300 million deficit take its place, but this is not a crisis - at least that's what City Administrative Officer Karen Sisson says.
"`Crisis,' to me, implies that you haven't thought about it and you don't know how to get out of it," Sisson explains. "And I think we have thought about it, and we have planned for it, so in that sense, it's not a crisis."
Oh, that's funny, because a few weeks ago, the City Council unanimously proclaimed the situation an "emergency," thus enabling it to put a fraudulent phone tax on the Feb. 5 ballot.
But even if we accept Sisson's claim that something can't be a "crisis" if city leaders have "thought about it," that's hardly reassuring. Because city officials don't seem to have given the budget much thought at all.
Even as revenues soared at an average annual rate of 5.7 percent since 2000, city leaders jacked up compensation for L.A.'s bureaucrats at an even greater 7.5 percent a year.
Now they've signed off on 23 percent wage increases over the next five years - raises that come on top of numerous annual step increases for most employees. Meanwhile, the housing downturn is predicted to slow revenue growth to only 1.3 percent next year, and it could get worse if a recession occurs.
The result: A city that's rapidly growing broke.
City leaders are now scurrying to impose the phony phone tax and siphon more money out of the Department of Water and Power. They've also hinted at raiding trash-hike fees that were supposed to pay for hiring of new cops.
If this is what passes as "thinking" in City Hall, then this "crisis" is worse than anyone thinks.
One of “N” examples of the fact that numbers are not things easily comprehended by liberals. Oh, N is a very large number.
Yes, John, we know what the problem is.
Good one...
We need more benefits for illegals. And more support from the mayor and city council for suing the police for managing demonstrations. That will solve the budget crisis.
“One of “N” examples of the fact that numbers are not things easily comprehended by liberals. Oh, N is a very large number.”
Thats his problem. He should have used X instead of N. In the New Peoples Math all numbers are equal.
For example.
X=X=X
X+X=X
X-X=X
X*X=X
X/X=X
For further study please refer to
http://www.thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=1583
la & cal. always seem to be operating in a crisis mode.
Why is this any different, from any other time? Just to be the same old story & they want US to bail them out again!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Liberal mindspeak: “Your X’s are intrinsically aggressive and therefore create a hostile environment. Couldn’t you use 0’s instead?”
If we all look at Los Angeles and San Francisco, will they cease to exist?
A clamor for, and the support of, aggressive, local, deportation activities is the best remedy for LA's current fiscal mess.
My suggestion is that the mayor, a Mexican anchor baby, be on the first bus south.
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They need a tax increase in LA and SF. Taxes are too low.
“The result: A city that’s rapidly growing broke.”
Well, they’ve more than covered “morally bankrupt” so I guess they’ll just keep digging! ;)
I left CA in 1981. I will never, EVER go back unless gagged, blindfolded and thrown in the trunk of a car.
That link is precious! Thanks.
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