[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"This smacks more of payback for a defeated bond vote to me"

Absolutely. It's a passive-aggressive "fiscal gun to the head" strategy. Hope the local voters put these extortionists out on the street.

Ronald Reagan, please come back and FIRE them like you fired the air traffic controllers....

[drt1]

It's amazing and frustrating. They ALWAYS select the Gov't Services that actually accomplish something and provide real service to the public when it comes time to scale down and trim costs. The real waste remains hidden.

A good example is Police Services - The vehicles are replaced every year (Or even less in some cases) and are auctioned off to Cab Co's when they are perfectly serviceable for many years forward. BTW - Ever seen an older SUV in our Gov't Fleets? I haven't.

Another example are these 'Training' Boondoggles that are often Taxpayer funded and paid time vacations for our Elected Elites. Virtually every Local, State and Federal Entity engages in this type of waste. /rant