The pain of leadership

“You can't squeeze blood from a turnip”

- Anonymous

The Levy County Commission's budget workshop this week was painful.

The most painful moment came when County Coordinator Freddie Moody observed that the proposed 2010-2011 budget of $57.039 million is only slightly smaller than the 2005-06 budget of $57.046 million.

Just a few years ago, when $25,000 bought an acre of land, the budget hit a high of $70 million.

In the three years since, the economic bust vaporized $13 million.

While an acre of land can be had for $8,000, the cost of everything else — gas, food, clothing, etc. — has continued a rocky road to new heights.

At the same time, we are all moving down the ladder to prosperity. Spending is frozen. Lunch comes from home. And generic soda is tasty.

Everyone knows someone who has been laid off, gone without a pay raise for years, had their work hours cut, been forced into furloughs.  

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