{"id":1962,"date":"2019-12-03T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2019-12-03T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T23:51:40","slug":"wasteful-spending-of-san-diego-democrats-being-used-to-justify-tax-hikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1962","title":{"rendered":"Wasteful Spending of San Diego Democrats Being Used to Justify Tax Hikes\u2014Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relentless spending habits of San Diego\u2019s Democratic leaders are driving us into a massive budget deficit. Despite San Diego\u2019s economy being relatively strong, revenue growth has slowed and expenses have spiked\u2014and they\u2019re projected to grow even faster. Some experts predict an economic recession soon, which would not only worsen the deficit but shrink tax revenues and spike pension costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, it\u2019s no secret that many of the city\u2019s financial problems come from poor financial management on the part of elected officials. As more money is funneled into initiatives that act as functional sinkholes for funding and are kept from groups that need it most, the budget grows slimmer and slimmer. When it gets too slim, the default solution is to increase taxes on hard-working citizens and businesses, a pattern that has repeated itself for far too long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/PT.jpg\" width=\"312\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These tax hikes are on the horizon. Upcoming ballot measures propose hotel tax hikes that would hurt San Diego\u2019s bustling tourist economy and housing bonds that would restrain the purchasing power of the average San Diegan in favor of low-income housing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The circle of spending always comes back around to bite us. From terrible spending to tax hikes, it\u2019s clear that local Democrats have no sense of fiscal responsibility or how to resolve our financial issues.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The relentless spending habits of San Diego\u2019s Democratic leaders are driving us into a massive budget deficit. Despite San Diego\u2019s economy being relatively strong, revenue growth has slowed and expenses have spiked\u2014and they\u2019re projected to grow even faster. 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