Phoenicians how will you vote on Proposition 2, September 11, 2007?

Question

Propostion 2 is seeking a 5.98% raise for the Mayor and City Council of Phoenix, Arizona. Here in Phoenix the crime continues to rise, juvenile delinquency is high, teenage pregnancy is high, neighborhoods are deteriorating, streets are pot-filled, bus stops are dirty, buses dirty, and unreliable at times, rude city employees, pollution is terrible, immigration is out of control, City Council members out of touch with its constituents, the Mayor wants to concentrate on more jobs. But these jobs seem to go to people living in the suburbs not Phoenix constituents. Job training and education not funded. What have the City Council and Mayor done to earn a raise? They should do like Tony Snow and go to work for the private sector to earn more money. The government at any level is not a source to earn a living above the poverty line. These are public servant positions, meaning you are a public servant because you want to help, improve, and make a difference.

Answer 1

I'm not in Arizona but you just described most cities in the USA. From Cleveland, to St. Louis, Boston, Houston, Tampa, San Diego, Denver, Indianapolis, Seattle, Buffalo, Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Chicago, Miami, Detroit and DC.

Every politician in state assemblies and legislatures vote themselves pay raises when they get into office. In order to run for office and WIN, they must be skilled in the art of lieing.