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Houston is broke.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:29 pm
What went wrong Houston baws?
Houstonians should expect major rate, fee hikes, expert says: "We're in a little bit of a crisis"
Houstonians should expect major rate, fee hikes, expert says: "We're in a little bit of a crisis"
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Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:32 pm to The Scofflaw
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What went wrong Houston baws?
I don't want to go the poli board route here in the OT... but using that, you should be able to figure out how Houston got to this point.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:33 pm to The Scofflaw
What a shithole
Thank God I live in Baton Rouge
Thank God I live in Baton Rouge
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:36 pm to The Scofflaw
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:40 pm to The Scofflaw
Sly and judge Dora. They take in a frick load if my property taxes are any indications.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:40 pm to The Scofflaw
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pension funds
My neighbor was NOPD and he retired in his early to mid 50's. He is in his mid 80's and still going strong. He gets a new truck about every 4 years. He is well taken care of...
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:40 pm to The Scofflaw
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Houston is broke.
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The Scofflaw
I'll take your word
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:42 pm to The Scofflaw
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Houston
Shithole city trying to ride Louisiana's elite coattails
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:45 pm to The Scofflaw
All you houstonians laughing at us in NOLA and BR
Come on in baws the water is fine.
Come on in baws the water is fine.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:51 pm to The Scofflaw
Incoming trash fee, stormwater fee, etc...
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:58 pm to The Scofflaw
Houston's biggest problem is that it's an hour away from Houston
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:04 pm to The Scofflaw
Well the article you linked gives some sort of answer to your question, assuming you read it.
A lot of this could have been avoided with smarter, more fiscally responsible people managing the city during COVID. Not that it started there, but it definitely could have been remedied at that point.
A lot of this could have been avoided with smarter, more fiscally responsible people managing the city during COVID. Not that it started there, but it definitely could have been remedied at that point.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:05 pm to The Scofflaw
Cut salaries of the thousands and thousands of govt workers before tax increases
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:09 pm to The Scofflaw
Doesn’t Houston have over 20 Fortune 500 companies headquartered there? Why they broke?
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:11 pm to The Scofflaw
Corruption by every single top official at the city and Harris County.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:13 pm to The Scofflaw
Nothing in the article about slashing spending... 
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:27 pm to The Scofflaw
I’m probably fortunate to live a couple miles north of the Harris County border along with no attachment to City of Houston.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:52 pm to The Scofflaw
If I remember the "Pension" situation correctly Houston was facing public worker tensions and offered both the Police and the Firefighters EITHER 1) pay raises now or 2)increases to their pensions.
Cops chose the second option.
Firefighters wanted more money now.. Then they threatened strikes until they got both via public referendum which read something along the lines of "Should we fund firefighter pensions" and every uninformed voter was like YES, of course.
Referendums need to be written in pro/con format. Stupid city of Houston also voted for an additional city tax on land owners for flood management, regardless of the fact they are ALREADY being taxed for flood management by the Harris County Flood Control District.. But of course when put to vote it was worded "should property owners pay a tax to help with flooding in Houston" right after Hurricane Harvey.
Cops chose the second option.
Firefighters wanted more money now.. Then they threatened strikes until they got both via public referendum which read something along the lines of "Should we fund firefighter pensions" and every uninformed voter was like YES, of course.
Referendums need to be written in pro/con format. Stupid city of Houston also voted for an additional city tax on land owners for flood management, regardless of the fact they are ALREADY being taxed for flood management by the Harris County Flood Control District.. But of course when put to vote it was worded "should property owners pay a tax to help with flooding in Houston" right after Hurricane Harvey.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 3:07 pm to The Scofflaw
People moved outside the 99
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