[gwilhelm56]

City uses the BLACKMAIL of cutting cops...
“If we don’t raise taxes, all the city pools will close”
people with any common sense would say “Fine, close them”
we need to answer them about cops the same way...”FINE fire them... fire the mayor too that will also save money!”

[pnh102]

Well gee I’d love to not spend my paycheck on things like food and heat and buy a 50” flat panel HDTV instead. /s

[ShadowAce]

That’s not all public pools swim in.....

[MEGoody]

These so called “public servants” who hold public office hate those they are supposed to be serving. There is no other explanation for this nonsense.

[The Iceman Cometh]

Keep the cops, close or privatize those nonessential operations that are underperforming.

Wow, this governing stuff is hard.

[wbill]

If all you have is police and firemen riding around ... without cultural opportunities that add to the quality of life, then you have a void in the community," Ransom said...

Are you sure that this isn't satire? This quote could very well have been lifted from "Atlas Shrugged".

[NonValueAdded]

"If all you have is police and firemen riding around ..

somebody's stuck on stupid.

[Red6]

Makes a lot of sense.

In Dallas they cut on the police but keep the subsidies to the water park.

Makes perfect sense, we all know that’s the purpose of government, provide abortions on demand and pay for water parks.