Fife"s second letter

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In his latest letter Fife and his team are congratulating themselves on Harrison’s new bond rating.  The secret to a higher rating  is to bring in more income.  Over the past five years our taxes have gone up 20%.  If they go up another 10 percent, we will have an even higher rating.  Do taxpayers want a higher bond rating for the town, so they can raise salaries and dole out more patronage, or do they want more spending money in their own pocket?

We have put the brakes on taxes, Fife says, we will only have to raise them $25.  He must not have much faith in our taxpayers to realize what a scam this is.