I have the solution to Santa Monica’s budget “crisis.” (I believe it stands at $16 million under the City Council’s most recent budget.) You won’t need to piss-off the property owners by adding yet another tax (Prop. S). You won’t need to piss-off the “regular” people with yet another tax (city sales tax). You won’t have to piss-off anybody!
It’s simple —- just ask all the liberal-minded, NOMOs that consistently vote for this type of City Council to pony up the money. Surely $16 million is a drop in the bucket for these monster-mansion-owning, two SUV-driving, kids-in-private-school rich folk?
There must be, what, 500 houses north of Montana? Let’s see, that’s $16 million divided by 500 — that’s only 32K per household.
What’s that to a “rich” person? A new mini-van for their brown-skinned nannies to drive their perfect little angels to play-dates and Third Street?
Come on NOMOs —- step up to the plate and fix all of Santa Monica’s budget woes with your bleeding-heart checkbooks!
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 26, 2003. Read the original PDF.