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No New Taxes to Pay Civil Servants' Healthcare, Say Vineyard Voters
The Vineyard Gazette, of Edgardton, MA, covered the elections this week over in Tisbury, (also known as Vineyard Haven). And the people have spoken, nuking ballot measures that would increase taxes.
Tisbury voters also decided two ballot questions which would have increased town property taxes, decisively rejecting both of them.The first will be particularly problematic for town officials; it sought $85,000 to fund collective bargaining and contract settlements with employees.
The other questions sought $100,000 to begin putting aside for Tisbury’s currently-unfunded liabilities for post-employment benefits — mainly health insurance costs, for town workers.
Oh, no problem! That'll work itself out in time.
Who needs a town when you're drunk on mediocre wine?
They already live on the Vineyard. What more do they want!
When are the government workers going to "Go Galt"? Or is that the plan all along?
strike or quit – mickey d is hiring.
This IS the future. Public retirees — especially those already retired – are in for a rather nasty shock when they discover that they are not getting the health perks their unions have led them to expect. No one in the private sector is getting them…so taxpayers aren't thrilled with the injustice of having to fork over more taxes for the public sector gravy train. Ironic that this is on the Vineyard. Wait till it comes to the regular towns and cities.
"Injustice"? "Public sector gravy train"? Those are interesting words to use for "negotiated contractual obligations."
@Hackpiper In the private sector, "perks" are called "bonuses," and I believe a few of those have been distributed this year, in amounts that would cover these people's "perks" (like, you know, doctor's visits) for the next ten years.
Moral: NEVER LET THE VOTERS DIRECTLY VOTE ON BUDGET MEASURES, JESUS FUCKING CHRIST HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING FROM CALIFORNIA
Let them eat cake. Or perhaps some delicious pancakes.
Year rounders on the Vineyard (those who can vote) are extremely different from those who vacation there. You'd think they'd want to raise the property tax, I doubt year round residents own that much out there.
That said, they were fools for renaming Gay Head.
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