tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5508471942978121014..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: A Forewarning: Cities Shutting Off Street Lights to Save MoneyRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78179516218026657012012-05-26T18:09:10.083-04:002012-05-26T18:09:10.083-04:00Why shouldn't we institute a budget referendum...Why shouldn't we institute a budget referendum process in all levels of government so that the people have more direct control over how much the government is allowed to spend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12557379590215839602012-05-25T23:43:40.139-04:002012-05-25T23:43:40.139-04:00Oh that we could only shut off our government to s...Oh that we could only shut off our government to save money. (I can dream, can't I?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21439603022992159372012-05-24T17:16:11.023-04:002012-05-24T17:16:11.023-04:00When Prop 13 slashed California property taxes bac...When Prop 13 slashed California property taxes back in the day, the first thing that went was libraries, followed closely by fire protective services and cops (the last was not mourned by me).<br />The other parasites were unscathed.Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82816333767342780902012-05-24T16:19:06.671-04:002012-05-24T16:19:06.671-04:00"Declining revenues, the Great Recession, the..."Declining revenues, the Great Recession, the housing crash and poorly managed city budgets are forcing many cities to cut back on government provided services. Even street lights."<br /><br />That's unusually honest! If they looked to the UK they could have seen the same thing happening but under the guise of environmentalism. Yes, some local authorities, including mine, switch offPete Moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70526737308914298922012-05-24T16:09:57.069-04:002012-05-24T16:09:57.069-04:00Just to be clear, Highland Park, MI is completely ...Just to be clear, Highland Park, MI is completely surrounded by Detroit except for a small part that borders Hamtramck which is also completely surrounded by Detroit. <br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/bwwmhfl<br /><br />All of these towns are the beneficiaries of decades of the joys of "progressive" administration.Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-72485326301197205442012-05-24T16:01:20.690-04:002012-05-24T16:01:20.690-04:00Eerily reminiscent of the end of Atlas Shrugged......Eerily reminiscent of the end of Atlas Shrugged...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-22349967227087181412012-05-24T15:26:27.935-04:002012-05-24T15:26:27.935-04:00Cue the Bee Gees:
"And the lights all went ou...Cue the Bee Gees:<br />"And the lights all went out in Massachusetts..."<br />R.I.P., Robin.Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.com