April 21, 2005

Metro Council Requests No Tax Budget

Speaking of Ben Cunningham, I'd like to give him credit for spearheading an assault on the Nashville Metro Council in pressuring them to seek alternatives for the budget instead of going to the taxpayer's pockets (which they have been prone to do every four years in the past). They have passed a resolution asking the mayor to submit a budget for the fiscal year 2006 requiring no tax increase.

From News Channel 5:

...Tuesday night the Metro Council made it clear it was not interested in raising taxes. They passed a resolution by a count of 19 to 4, letting the Mayor know it would not support a budget that involves raising taxes.

Councilman Jamie Isabel said “If you operate a business, you can't go to the bank just because you fell short that you need more money. They want to see your profit/loss statements. They want to see how you operate your company."

To see who voted for the resolution (or actually, who voted against it), see this pdf document.

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Send those guys to Michigan. Granholm is always saying that families can't spend more than they take in, but the way she likes to raise taxes & give money to people for nothing, it's all lip service.

Posted by: Miss O'Hara at April 22, 2005 09:00 AM