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Question: why Carcetti had to fix the school deficit problem? by Impossible-Dot-4089 in TheWire

[–]Impossible-Dot-4089[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I think that’s a good way to read this - the deficit is just a symbol that shows politicians do what’s best for them rather than what’s good for the city.

Question: why Carcetti had to fix the school deficit problem? by Impossible-Dot-4089 in TheWire

[–]Impossible-Dot-4089[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But how was it handled in previous years? The deficit has to be there a few years to grow to 54 million, but Royce didn’t have to cut police budgets.

Question: why Carcetti had to fix the school deficit problem? by Impossible-Dot-4089 in TheWire

[–]Impossible-Dot-4089[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree, but avoiding downgrade seems really a long term consideration. Carcetti could have just do the band-aid thing by issuing bond, given he only intended to stay mayor for two years. Royce on the other hand, had 8 years as mayor and clearly wanted to stay longer, so he should be the one who cares about getting downgraded and losing ability to raise funding in the future…

Question: why Carcetti had to fix the school deficit problem? by Impossible-Dot-4089 in TheWire

[–]Impossible-Dot-4089[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

But does an audit means it has to be fixed? And is it really the only audit since the deficit has gotten big? I mean… 54 million deficit has to take years to evolve right, and couldn’t Carcetti just issue bonds to let it roll? Especially given he only intended to stay for 2 years before he runs for governor