HAVE MEMBERS of the Maryland state Senate suffered memory loss? Or
are they so in thrall to public employees’ unions that their judgment
has become impaired?
What other explanation is there for a bizarre piece of
legislation in Annapolis that would forbid county governments from
cutting anything from large categories of their budget, on pain of
losing state aid — even if a severe economic downturn guts local
revenues, as was the case just a few years ago?
The effect of the bill would be to force local governments to maintain
spending levels on jails, libraries, roads, police, sheriffs and fire
departments. The measure would allow no exceptions, even as priorities
shift, populations shrink or emergencies arise. To comply with the
legislation in such circumstances, local officials would have no choice
but to raise taxes, since cutting spending would be off the table.
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