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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 --- 66 days ago http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2008/06/_by_benjamin_wachs_budget.php
 By Benjamin Wachs Budget Season in San Francisco is like Christmas for Progressives. Everyone writes a wish list, we find out who’s been naughty and nice, and we learn how much money the white-guy-with-the-forced-laugh-who-nobody-really-believes-in is willing to give out. Yes, Virginia, there is a Gavin Newsom: he’s the one cutting your daddy’s job. Just like Christmas, Budget Season brings out the worst in people who are supposed to be thankful. And just like Christmas, Budget Season brings out a lot of buyer’s remorse. And just like Christmas, Budget Season is actually the worst possible thing we could do to our budget. Exhibit A: in a year of massive budget deficits we’re engaging in one-shot revenue fixes and increasing the total amount we spend. We’re just like the Midwestern family with massive credit card debt that we all mock for their relentless consumerism. But perhaps most importantly, just like Christmas, it’s easy to miss the true meaning of Budget Season. It should be a time for quiet reflection, a time when we – especially as a city that wants to save the world – ask ourselves: what are our priorities really? Last week’s SF Government InAction got me into an argument with Gavin Newsom (through proxies – his people no longer return my calls) about whether San Francisco’s budget is completely out of whack for a city its size. I kicked his ass, of course. But now, taking a moment to pause with my candles and incense an ... |
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