Less than a week after columnist Pat Lynch excoriated the Gang at City Hall on their current grab for an extra $50 million a year in new taxes, his column is suddenly cancelled by the Democrat-Gazette. Coincidence, or has the Dem-Gaz succumbed to political pressure from City Hall? Are we witnessing the downfall of “Freedom of the Press”?
Of course it’s only COINCIDENCE that since firing Mr. Lynch the Dem-Gaz has run a series of Politically Correct articles eloquently extolling the benefits of and many new extravagances to be bestowed by the City on the Taxpayer, but only if this new tax passes.
An interesting revelation, that the paper has failed to share with its readers, was accidentally shared at a Tea Party meeting on the 6th by one City Director. He was proudly explaining how the City had cut employee numbers to the bone to stay within budget over these past difficult years. For example they eliminated 5 employees at the Zoo. Since they couldn’t eliminate any more “feeders” and “poop picker uppers”, the City eliminated five folks who were responsible for raising money from charities, donors, and grants. Excuse me! The city was paying five fund-raisers more in salary than they were bringing in? Or worse, they eliminated five folks that were bringing in more than they cost! Neither answer engenders growing confidence in the Gang at City Hall.
But back to the Dem-Gaz, it needs to convince its readers that it didn’t succumb to City Hall. How, you ask? Well perhaps the paper should rehire Mr. Lynch prior to the voting date on September 13th to further rip the covers off the tax proposal by the Gang at City Hall.
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