The L.A. City council spent $1 million in 2007-08 fiscal year to have 27,978 scrolls hand-decorated with calligraphy. The budget for fancy writing remains unscathed while the city cuts back on libraries and paramedics.
“It’s a little piece of sugar,” Councilman Bill Rosendahl, a member of
the Budget and Finance Committee, told L.A. Weekly. Council President
Eric Garcetti, who trails only Mayor Villaraigosa in his patronage of
the calligraphy services, said through his spokesman, “Some recipients
have told me it’s one of the most meaningful recognitions they’ve ever
received.”
In Congress, they call this "campaign literature." They're buying votes, people. People aren't nearly as upset about paying taxes, as they are upset about what the taxes are spent on.
[Hat tip to the folks at OhMyGov!]
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