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Rick, just to stop you from attacking me here is a couple ideas (ones I have shared in comments previously on this site). I have suggested the city look at what Providence did for pensions, not that I'm saying it's a glowing example. I'm saying look at the framework. They capped pensions at 150% of the median household income. It was a way to stop pensions from continuing to rise and control the overall cost into the future. The problem with a pension buyout plan is the deal has to be incredibly generous for anyone to forfeit what they already get.

Another idea would be to try and gain concessions from the unions..but with real ideas. Not by saying it, by offering higher hourly pay while increasing health care contributions. Another idea would be furlough days in exchange for a 1/2 day or 1/4 day vacation time. Again, giving something up to gain something (also note these are specific examples, not great ones but something to get the ball rolling). I would rather see vacancies go unfilled then to see anyone lose their job, a study should be conducted to look at inefficiencies or repetitiveness in a department.

I would also like to see beach fees collected (I know they were before. I'm saying with a working program that can raise a little revenue and help keep beaches clean. In the past it has cost more to pay someone to collect the fee, than it has raised in revenue. This needs to be looked at and fixed before a fee is ever collected again. People use our beaches and a fee (whether it's $2, $5? That part needs to be evaluated) is a good deterrent to keep lousy beach goers out.

Lastly, I've suggested this to you before but I just don't feel we can afford to pay 50% of our seniors/veterans car taxes. They are our most deserving taxpayers but if the debt in this city is as bad as you say it is then how can we afford it Rick? On the surface it seems like a huge contradiction. I asked if you estimated the cost (not to trap you) because it could be a potentially big cost. That was the point I was making. You dismissed me as being unreasonable and trying to "pick it apart", another foolish, childish rationalization on your part.

There are some ideas for you...stop saying I don't have any. I was more specific in one comment then you have been in 2 years. You seem to welcome any feed back...as long as it doesn't question you, your policies or the cost of them. You say I want to argue, there isn't much to argue about Rick. You are telling people you will lower their taxes, when you have no clue what any of your proposals will cost. It's not fair for you to lie to honest taxpayers and try and attack me for pointing it out. If you think asking honest questions is trying to argue, or "trap" you then I'm not sure why your running. It seems like this campaign is very much about you, and very little about Warwick taxpayers.