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What an excellent post. I am only really commenting on it so that I can come back and find it again when I might need the information in it.
They lay off the cops and firefighters as a kind of emotional blackmail for the voters who don’t want their taxes raised.
Loved the photo of the scary teacher in the red shirt.
When students study political science, this is called the “Firemen First Principle.” It is taught to aspiring bureaucrats as a method of avoiding any contraction of government.