EDITORIAL: To Cut Local Spending, Just Say No
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By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Sep. 12--At last Thursday's public hearing on the Okaloosa County budget, as one citizen after another urged county commissioners to watch their spending and reduce property taxes, Commissioner Bill Roberts offered a terse reply.
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On the campaign trail, members of Congress often promise to eliminate pork-barrel spending. After all, the federal deficit is now up to $413 billion, and the US is waging an expensive war in Iraq.
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Those who think there should be no compromise and concessions in politics will end up paying a heavy price. That is the lesson of history and, hence, a basic principle accepted by all nations.
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Beijing has been debating a policy proposal that will force the city to spend at least half of its IT budget on offerings from local companies.
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Take a stand against the high costs of health care.
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By Ronald L. Littlepage  This is for all of you folks who are salivating over the prospects of a massive cut in property taxes and who believe city government can do without.  The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is a good example of why it isn't as easy as you think.
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As real estate values fall, local governments from northern Virginia to southern California are cutting services, eliminating staff and shelving projects.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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Gov. Janet Napolitano dipped into a fund used for health emergencies to help promote the state&#39;s prescription-drug program for seniors, a move that has come under fire because she pledged not to use taxpayer money to advertise the discount cards.
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They don't put their money where their mouths are.
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Representative Charles B. Rangelâs proposal has shaped the debate over whether to keep President Bushâs tax cuts.
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Local Economy Challenge | Participants do say national downturn will hurt here.
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By Josh Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--A day after hundreds of residents demanded local politicians get a grip on their spending to keep property taxes down, Palm Beach County commissioners moved forward with a potentially costly new public art program.
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To hear some activists and local officials in Virginia tell it, the key to slowing rampant growth is to follow the lead of many Maryland counties: Ban development where roads and schools are crowded.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Finance Minister Ralph Goodale will use the slower economy, stronger dollar and shrinking surpluses as ammunition Tuesday to shoot down any calls from cabinet colleagues for big spending. He won't paint an entirely gloomy fiscal picture when cabinet meets.
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Break out the calculator and cut your savings expense.
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Limits on federal spending will "place rural America at a tremendous disadvantage," say pro-tax senators in rural states.