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Could we stay on topic please? The subject is a tax that is assessed based upon a ficticious value, PERIOD! The cities do not want to see a revenus stream disappear. Why would anyone want to continue to generate revenue which is based on confiscation of funds? The answer is simply, to continue to feed the political give aways, (ie healthcare, pensions, overtime, vacations etc..) to continue to get re-elected. Look at the real numbers of healthcare in Warwick. 20 million dollars to cover municiple workers, 1 million in contributions from the workers combined. Those are the budget numbers. That means, averaged out the workers contribute 5% and the residents contribute 95%. Not a good deal for the residents, but Avedesian negotiated the healthcare plan and Avedesian gets the benifit of the vote from the recipients. That is just one example where the city has not tightend its belt. How many business owners could operate in that way? ZERO. This year fire dept. overtime will be close to 4 million, why? I am not aware of any study that has shown that Minmum Manning has resulted in a safer community. There are however, numerous budgetary reports indicating that Minimum Manning has, and continues to stress communities. Bottom line is these costs keep escalating, the solution is put off every year as no one wants to be targeted by the unions, and taxes continue to rise.

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