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Beloit eyes spending cuts, tax and fee hikes to slash deficit

By DAN PLUTCHAK ( Contact ) Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 11:27 a.m.

BELOIT -- Spending cuts, tax hikes and fee increases likely will be used to fill a $2.6 million gap in Beloit’s 2010 budget. STORY

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cynicaleye
Sep 23, 2009 at 4:50 a.m.
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I'm just glad it was posted. The BDN has had nothing on their so called web site.

cynicaleye
Sep 22, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.
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bobb1951 - THANK YOU!

bennetonf1
Sep 22, 2009 at 3 p.m.
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Oh, wait, thats socialism right?

bennetonf1
Sep 22, 2009 at 3 p.m.
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How about controlling health insurance costs?

getinvolved
Sep 22, 2009 at 1:34 p.m.
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You may not have seen this in the gazette the last few weeks but most if not all of the unions that work with the city have agreed to pay freezes, forgoing raises that were in their contract.

cynicaleye
Sep 22, 2009 at 1:14 p.m.
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How about public employees paying more of their health insurance costs?

dramatik
Sep 22, 2009 at 1:06 p.m.
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They'll raise property taxes, but they'll only 'consider' placing a freeze on the expected Union pay raises for everyone. Their main complaint is their health insurance premiums. My main complaint is, in a recession how can you raise someone's property taxes?

cynicaleye
Sep 22, 2009 at 12:26 p.m.
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Raise taxes? Enough already. Given the current economic conditions, an increase in taxes is the last thing that should be considered. But then those in office have no concern for over burdened taxpayers. And also no common sense.

bennetonf1
Sep 22, 2009 at 12:13 p.m.
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re-read this pete.
spending CUT
tax HIKE

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