Apparently their excuse is they're in a big city and constantly have bums demanding money. A liberal city in a liberal State, I might add.
But this is a good example to follow towards the libs:
They say to us, "Pay more in taxes."
We reply, "No."
They say, "Please?"
We reply, "No."
They say, "But you're wealthy compared to me and you can afford it."
We say, "No!" (More forceful now)
If that's how they like to do things, I can do it, too.
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