Ann Cummings: “There is more of a tendency to just say, well, we want to do…”

“But it is because we have so many new people and they haven't been through an economic downturn. When the money isn't there and you are making very painful cuts that you don't want to make, There is more of a tendency to just say, well, we want to do this, so we'll raise taxes. And there's a few of us that have been there saying, you don't want to spend all your tax capacity during good times because there will come a time, maybe sooner rather than later.” (20:03–20:11)

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