DAY 313 - ARROGANCE!

SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND PAY YOUR TAXES!

It's not often we deviate from the fun over at the City of Miami, but this is too important to ignore.

With the unemployment rate over 12%, amidst the worst recession since the Great Depression, and no end in sight...

Mayor Alvarez says "Let's raise taxes!"

Last night, taking a page out of the Third World economic development manual, our County Mayor and Commission voted to increase taxes so they can raise their already greedy bloated six figure salaries.

Miami Dade Commission approves budget with tax rate hikes.

At 3:20 A.M., in the dark of night, a time when most of us with real jobs were sound asleep, the County Commission was busy jacking up our taxes.

Call any of their offices bright and early this morning, none of them are there.

According to Haggman, the County budget "calls for hiking property tax rates 14 percent to offset the drastic plunge in property values and increases in various county fees.  County parks will get new parking fees.  Water bills will go up, too."

What happens in your home or business when you make less money?  You cut back expenses

Not in government!

They just tax more.

"Meanwhile, salary and benefit increases will cost $132 million. "

The bureaucrats get their raises.  We get stuck with the bill.

 

The commissioners voting in favor: 

 

Dennis Moss

Katy Sorenson

Barbara Jordan

Sally Heyman

Bruno Barreiro

Dorrin Rolle

Audrey Edmonson

Natacha Seijas.

Thanks a lot ASSHOLES! 

 

Miami Dade County private sector employment is suffering from layoffs, wage freezes and reductions, double digit unemployment, and great uncertainty.

 

But the public sector is feeling no pain...

 

Yet.