The Governor put out a video talking about how he is trying to avoid many of the double digit tax increases with his plan that will allow municipalities and counties to defer half their pension payments. He says these extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. See for yourself:I understand the Governor is trying to soften the blow, but the questions will come up regarding the mix between politics and practicality with this situation. People are certainly struggling, but it's also harder to run for re-election defending enormous tax increases. Eventually we are going to have to pay for this and it may be a larger amount with the interest that will be factored in. What happens if towns are still struggling in 2012, do we defer again? At some point we are going to have to start working on the cause of the illness, not just the symptoms.
