Oh that compassionate government again

Let's begin with the city of Cincinnati Public Schools

This November, voters will be asked to approve a 10 mill levy for operating expenses. The cost to a home owner will be around $300.00 on a $100,000 home.

This is the quote from the article...

The district’s annual operating budget is about $428 million. Projected enrollment for the upcoming school year is 33,809, down by more than 20 percent since 2000.

Anybody done the public school math on this one? This comes to an average of $12,659.35 per student.

Are you out of your freakin' mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They need another 79 million on top of this?

The quote from anti tax crusader Tom Brinkman says it all “When your opponent’s killing themselves, stand back out of the way.”

Now, the city of Cincinnati.

I'm a libertarian I don't think city government should be in the business of funding parades.

However, it seems to me there are much lesser priorities the city funds in front of the $40,000 the Opening Day parade costs. This an event that really showcases the city and promotes city businesses from Findlay Market to Fifth Street.

This is in addition to the $75,000 Stan Chesley coughed up to keep the city pools opened for the remainder of the summer.

It occurs to me that these should be funded well in front of the $200,000 the city gives to the Underground Freedom Center that no one actually wanted built in the city in the first place.

Ultimately, a philanthropic type person will cough up the money so the parade will go on but it begs the question; if private people can make these things go, why the hell do we need city government in the first place?

Hamilton County

Earlier this year, Hamilton County approved a sales tax increase to build a jail after citizens last November overwhelmingly rejected it.

According to the wisdom of one David Pepper "we got the message last November, that people wanted a larger tax increase to cover more than a just a jail"

HUH?

Well, voters got the increase back on this November's ballot where it will probably go down by a 70-30 vote. I guess that will send the message to Portune and Pepper that they need to increase the tax even more.

With the collapse of that bridge in MN this week on top of the absolute lunacy of the local politics here, I have to ask.... Do you have to be an absolute moron to be a politician today?