a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1431:"<p>The <a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110504/NEWS01/105040329/Lansing-rejects-tax-increase-save-fire-police-jobs">article</a> started like this:</p>
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<p>By nine minutes after 10 o'clock Tuesday night, the mood in the AFL-CIO building had turned sullen.</p>
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<p>I don't know about you, but for me, I'm already happy. Whenever the unions are sad, that has to be a good thing. And there must have been cameras present because Virg was there:</p>
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<p>Bernero, indeed everyone in the room, had thrown their energies behind a ballot measure that would have allowed the City Council to pass a sizeable property tax increase and saved dozens of police and fire jobs and two fire stations in the process.</p>
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<p>Is there anything sadder than a Democrat that didn't get the tax increase they wanted? Darn those taxpayers and them wanting to keep their money! We certainly need police and fire, but why is that whenever there is a budget shortfall, they are the ones to take the hit? And why is it that Lansing, with a declining population (like most cities in Michigan), needs more and more money for fewer and fewer people.</p>
<p>Citizens of Lansing, <a href="http://clinton-countygop.com/content/move-clinton-county">move to Clinton County</a>. We have plenty of room, and you will pay less taxes, and it will be quieter. I'm speaking from experience.</p>";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}