EDITORIAL BUSTED BONDS POLITICIANS BREAK PROMISES, THEN ASK FOR MORE MONEY.GIVEN that local bond issues seldom deliver the improvements that politicians promise, why does City Hall keep coming back for more and voters so often knuckle under knuck·le n. 1. a. The prominence of the dorsal aspect of a joint of a finger, especially of one of the joints connecting the fingers to the hand. b. A rounded protuberance formed by the bones in a joint. 2. ? Chalk it up to political deception deception n. the act of misleading another through intentionally false statements or fraudulent actions. (See: fraud, deceit) that exploits the public's yearning for a better city. One example recently exposed in the Daily News is 1996's Proposition K, which was supposed to provide hundreds of park improvements throughout Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and offer our children programs that will keep them out of gangs and away from drugs. Six years later, officials are way behind schedule and over budget. Then there's the Los Angeles Unified School District's 1997 Proposition BB, ostensibly os·ten·si·ble adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity. for $2.4 billion in school renovation and construction. A quarter of that money has already been misspent mis·spend tr.v. mis·spent , mis·spend·ing, mis·spends To spend improperly or extravagantly; squander: misspent the funds; misspent their youth. . Now City Hall comes with Proposition Q, hoping that the promise of new police and fire facilities will entice us to open our wallets one more time. Until local officials learn how to manage the money they already have, they have no business asking for more. |
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