Isn’t our county fantastic? Isn’t our Mayor amazing? Unless you have had your head buried in the sand over the past week (or you ignore local politics…) you have probably heard that our wonderful county mayor (Wharton for those of you who didn’t know…) spent hours pouring over the new county budget budget amounts that are absurdly larger than the county’s income.
Let’s pause for a moment and envision the day when the average citizen of Shelby County can follow our mayor’s lead and spend 28.5 million dollars more than we make (yes, you read that number right). Apparently we are fortunate enough to live in a county with a mayor who apparently has his own printing press. I say this because I know there is no possible way a reasonable civic leader would spend 28.5 million more of the taxpayers money than he is taking in this next year. Hmmm……maybe he has hired David Copperfield as chief of staff??? Maybe he can make money appear our of thin air!
Hold the presses mayor, it appears one of your county commissioners is so thankful for all of your overbudgeting efforts that he is proposing we tax the citizens of Shelby County for the privilege of living in your overtaxed, stifled economy. Congratulations Mayor Wharton, it appears that your grand scheme to continue to tax the middle class into oblivion marches on!! Looks to me like your future as Mayor of the City of Memphis is waiting.
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