Here's a 2023 Muni-budget by a Wannabe Career Politician trying to protect his reelection over the next two years

 Geez, can it be more obvious what's going on with this 2023 Muni-budget introduced by Mayor Sam 'Shrink-flation' Joshi, aka Big-boy pants, the Event Planner and Sam the Film-flam man?

Take it he doesn't understand that he's a one-termer - as soon as the County is done pulling the strings on their Malleable Marionette, he'll be expeditiously shown the door.

Be that as it may, if you look at this Muni-budget in it's entirely, it's not hard to see the games going on here with the build-up to be used over the next two years when he comes up for reelection. There's a Muni-tax increase (you can see what your tax increase is below) in this 2023 Muni-budget but that's only part of the bigger picture being presented with this Muni-budget.

Now, don't place much credibility with the all-Dem Council providing much in the way of Checks & Balances before they adopt this 2023 Muni-budget but they should at least ask themselves a simple question that's obvious to anyone who looks at these numbers by Mr. Shrink-flation.

Does this 2023 Muni-budget benefit the People of Edison or does it lay the groundwork for a Political neophyte trying to climb up the Dem-party ladder on the backs of the People of Edison with smoke and mirrors?

It's an election year for the Council, but it's not enough for the Council to pretend like they're doing something by cutting a few dollars. A reduction in an unnecessary tax increase is still an unnecessary increase. 

This 2023 Muni-budget needs a major overhaul.

Here's the 2023 Muni tax increase - sure looks like they did a tad bit more than just move the $pending forward:

Here's the change from last year:

Anyhoo, let's hope the Council steps-up and and just doesn't do the usual looking at things with eyes wide-shut thingie.