when they want to raise taxes, it’s always for teachers and firemen — but when they actually get the money, it goes to buy leather chairs for guys you’ve never heard of who work downtown.
when they want to raise taxes, it’s always for teachers and firemen — but when they actually get the money, it goes to buy leather chairs for guys you’ve never heard of who work downtown.
Yeah but aren’t Police, Firefighters and Teachers all union?
Plenty of charities and nonprofits think they are serving humanity if 15% of donations actually get spent on the cause, and only 85% get diverted to advertising, ‘raising awareness’, salaries and perks.
In related news, I just heard on NPR that the District of Columbia bought “hundreds of new stop signs” to help close their budget gap. The official being interviewed was immensely proud of having identified that untapped source of revenue.