Interesting conversation after tonight's appearance on THE CITY'S VOICE. Someone was saying we really need to take a look at what we are saying with all this MARSHALL MANTRA. The big selling point is that it pushes priorities in the pipeline.
This person was pointing out to me that we should be obliged to ponder the extent of our potential obligations. Okay if we put ourselves on the particular primrose path that has been much promoted with stops at first MARSHALL, then PICKERING, on to TRACY and finally COBBETT, plan on putting out about half a BILLION dollars.
That is equivalent to about TWO YEARS of the city's budget so that is like TWO years without a policeman without roads getting paved or TRASH being picked up. You think you have a RAT problem NOW!
Sure I know I am exaggerating for effect. That's what makes it funny but the joke is on us.
I can hear it now, oh we will be getting reimbursed at 80% which is really 60% but guess what?
IT'S OUR OWN MONEY.
They'll be no MANNA falling from heaven just pennies from our sales taxes.
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