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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington has a spending problem that is only getting worse every year.[/quote]

It’s not getting worse. What is happening is that we have less coming in on the commercial side, and the residential has to pick up the slack.

Considering that most people in Arlington can afford the extra $500 easily and would prefer to pay it than make hard choices, I don’t see this getting better. For those of you who can’t, I’m sorry. Between the tariffs and the gas prices, not to mention the gutting of federal assistance in all forms, things are not looking good. But if you do need the social safety net there are worse places to be than Arlington for sure. [/quote]

I prefer to make a hard choice and do what I want for my $500. And to get any of Arlington's "safety net" you cannot have much income. So retirees who own a paid off house are taxed more but can't get any safety net if couples income is over about $115k and you have $500k in assets other than the house. That's SSA plus modest retirement account[/quote]

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