Humbled Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Makes 180 Degree Turn on Proposed Tax Hike!

A contrite and humbled County Mayor, Carlos Gimenez, admits to making a misstep with a 930-page budget proposal to hike county taxes this coming Fall.  We at Homestead is Home (HIH) called him out as a flip-flopper which appears he got wind of it since he mentioned it during his recent speech.  Mind you we did Tweet it directly @MayorGimenez so it appears to have resonated with him.  However, that's what he would've been had he stuck to his tax hike.  You see we at HIH did not forget his pledge to reduce county government.  The bloated government behemoth that usurps the citizens hard earned dollars to fund the lavish salaries of the well connected and their families in this county.  The reorganization effort the Mayor undertook was noteworthy but fell short of reducing the actual numbers of staff in county government.  It's not enough to rearrange the chairs and shuffle staff from one office to the other, the Mayor must get rid of obsolete departments and continue to consolidate others.  He must accelerate the implementation of technological advances to make county government more of a self-service approach for the citizens. Only by reducing actual positions can county government maintain let alone reduce taxes. Attrition also works yet very slowly since it appears every county worker is holding on the sweet deal they've grown accustomed to at the county taxpayers' expense.  Fact is if there was a better deal out in the private sector they would've taken it already.  Don't believe the hype when they cry out for higher pay and benefits since someone else just as qualified is waiting to take the job for so much less if given a chance.

County Mayor Carlos Gimenez Flip-Flops on Tax Rate Hike! @miamidadecounty @MayorGimenez @MiamiDadeFire City of... http://t.co/xnzIHDM1Sb
— Homestead is Home (@HomesteadisHome) July 16, 2013

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Miami-Dade mayor calls his proposal to hike tax rate a political ‘misstep’ - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

County Mayor Carlos Gimenez Flip-Flops on Tax Rate Hike!