common sense not so common at City Hall

State representative says next years budget will be 3.5-4.5 BILLION less next year then this years budget, "cities are struggling". Billy admits that Dade Co unemployment is around 10%. They KNOW that next years revenues will be considerably less, yet they CONTINUE to add costly positions (costs) to the taxpayers burden! It is apparent that they just DONT CARE how much the taxpayers have to pay! They will, and have, just raise our taxes and fees in order to realize their personal agendas and ambitions! Common sense dictates that we cannot just along our merry way like we have for the past five years or so, granting each and every pay raise that comes up, adding expensive positions, and paying 3,4,5 times what each and every construction project costs. The $90 an hour good plumber that used to work for me has been replaced by a $50 per hour good plumber, and there are several to choose from. Still not a steal, but certainly a more realistic pay scale in this difficult environment. Why has the City not realized this? Start with the Dept heads. Common sense is just NOT so common at City Hall.