Not having the eloquence of others, nor apparently the fiscal insight, it seems to me that if the city receives nearly every penny it sends off to the state; why then does it need to wait at the doorstep as a poor suffering waif only to have its own money given back under an elaborate set of criteria? What is to prevent the same scenario two years from now? What has change to ensure citizens shall not endure more of the same? Tax, slash, borrow, or any combination thereof: it's who has control of the money who sets the agenda for public policy and services.
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