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Old 07-09-2009, 11:51 PM   #42
Bend it like Bourgeois
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Everyone just gets in a huff when a tax dollar is spent on stuff like this. The reality is City business is run much like a normal business except they're funded through tax dollars. That's it.
I agree its petty stuff. Honestly it does not work me up - and I am no fan of city hall. This is all optics. As long as alderman give the impression they spend other people's money with total disregard, expect the little things to peeve people off. It's human nature.

BUT, when the alderman lose the tax free allowances, conference junkets, and pet projects, they can use the 'the private sector does it' excuse. The city is nowhere near a business. Alderman are naive not to expect this.
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