thereisnospoon
Gold Member
The city government simply increases taxes or creates new ones. Meanwhile people continue to vote with their feet. They move out of the City or for some, outside of Cook County.The problems in San Bernadino are rampant everywhere across the country. Promises were made back when times were really good that simply cannot be kept. Cities and counties are going bankrupt because they cannot pay for pensions and HC benefits and keep their services operational. In some places the unions are working to arrive at an acceptable solution, but most are fighting tooth and nail to keep the good deal they got now. Reminds me of the recent Chicago teacher's union strike, these guys wanted a 30% pay increase and no teacher evaluations. Settled for 16% and a watered down evaluation system, I don't know how Chicago is going to do it.
The tax base is depleted. Those who remain in the city are forced to pay more until the money runs out.
Frankly, in these more heavily unionized states it is tougher to convince people that when they vote for the same people that keep driving up their taxes, it won't stop until those politicians are out of office. But, the voters keep voting along party lines. In effect, they vote counter to their own interests.