What Will They Cut?

Massillon's Extraordinary Mayor for Life, King Francis the Eternal, Lord Sovereign of the City, who has graced his subjects with "38 years of seasoned leadership," has announced through his appointee, Community Development Director Aane Aaby, that Massillon's Community Development Block Grant Allocation will be cut by 15%.

This 15% cut is the result of the cuts made to the Community Development Block Grant Program by the Federal Government.

As a result, the city will have $120,000 dollars less to allocate.

Decision time for the mayor's administration.

What to cut, what to cut...

Will they cut;

A.) The mortgage payment to the privately owned Hampton Inn, and ask that the owners pay their own damn mortgage, or

B.) An ambulance.

Let's debate this choice on the merits.

An ambulance would just be used to take the critically injured or ill to the hospital. Accident victims, heart attack victims, stroke victims, and the like.

But by paying the mortgage payment for the Hampton Inn, the owners will get to keep more money in their pockets without having to pay their mortgage. Think of the extra cash you would have every month if someone else paid your mortgage.

The choice is clear.

The choice was made.

The city is chucking the ambulance and paying the hotel's mortgage.

A predictable choice.