The preoccupation of every Mayor, council, member, state legislator, and governor is passing the budget. That's the only thing that their jobs require that they accomplish. The five-year budget is important, too, but not nearly as important as the budget for the upcoming year. These legal priorities make it very difficult for them to understand or even to want to understand long-term fiscal issues.
Sounds useful and interesting. Look forward to when you publish it. Thanks!
The preoccupation of every Mayor, council, member, state legislator, and governor is passing the budget. That's the only thing that their jobs require that they accomplish. The five-year budget is important, too, but not nearly as important as the budget for the upcoming year. These legal priorities make it very difficult for them to understand or even to want to understand long-term fiscal issues.