Well, to take a phrase from Kayne West's aforementioned song, "La, la, la, la… wait till I get my money right."
That might well be a long wait in Arizona. The Governor's budget proposal is causing chaos throughout virtually every state and local entity. And this all assumes the state will pass a temporary sales tax this May. If it doesn't pass then all bets are off.
As my esteemed co-intern Dave posted, assuming the Governor's proposal passes, and the temporary tax is approved, this will still reduce the City of Phoenix's budget $6M. This doesn't even begin to address the issues that the more rural communities throughout Arizona will face (in terms of percentage of budget).
While fully understandable, it is depressing to watch each agency, city and town reduce itself to a survivalist nature. Perhaps more depressing is the fact that this budgetary crisis may not pass for years to come.
To go back to another one of Kayne's songs, "N- n- now th- that don't kill me… Can only make me stronger." Here's hoping for Arizona's sake.
It'll be interesting May 18th to see how the public votes on the tax increase for a cent a dollar for the next two years....
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