Quote Originally Posted by 40plusnewbie View Post
'City government' is a bunch of guys who have jobs paid for with taxpayer money. Any expenses a 'city' incurs, including lawsuits, comes from taxpayers.

And I would agree that a city can 'save money' without taxpayers saving money because no matter how much money a city or any government entity 'saves' they don't give it back to the people they got it from. They keep it and spend it on something else.

Does your police departments budget go DOWN year after year?
Does the city you work in budget go DOWN year after year?

I don't care if money comes from:

Pile A (a city)- i.e. a big pile of money taken from citizens under the threat of jail or death or...

from Pile B (a state)- i.e. a big pile of money taken from citizens under the threat of jail or death.
ALL city employees pay taxes as well. The majority of the money a city makes comes from business's. Budgets go up and down depending on the economy. Since gas is so high right now the budget for gas will have to go up, which in turn something else has to be lowered to balance it out. The city spends the MOST money on the school systems, then it goes to other things like park and recs, so your kids can play sports etc....