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This protracted contract "negotiation" with both the police and fire departments is just one more sad reminder of how far we have fallen in this state. From my jaundiced point of view, if people want public services like fire, law enforcement, roads, health and education they have to realize they need to pay for them. The tax options that were voted down last month were the last failed attempts to save the ship. The ship is going down. The obstinacy from conservatives over paying taxes to support our essential services borders on insanity. If I were a conspiracy theorist I might conclude this is all part of a coordinated effort to break the last few remaining unions that matter, and break government services up to the point where all is privatized. Police and fire for a fee. Education for a fee. Prisons for a fee. Social services for a fee.  All these fees will greatly increase the amount average citizens will be on the hook for if they want any of those essentials....
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