[Louis Foxwell]

Half a billion dollars stolen from the county residents who worked for it and given to the county government to lavish on their buddies in the construction industry and real estate industries (whom I strongly suspect, but can't prove) are the ones who finance the pro-tax campaigns every time.

Gee, sounds just like Sarasota (and much of the rest of south) Florida; and, with appointed city and county managers, corrupt officials are not burdened by the electoral process.

[from occupied ga]

corrupt officials

A universal constant wherever you have government, you have corruption. It's just so much easier to spend money you've seized than money you've earned.