Budget Season is about to start
There is a word that engineers use a lot when confounded by a situation, or when things aren't quite going right, or when they believe the scenario placed into their lap is going to require rational thinking, a bit of luck, and lots of unpaid overtime.
That word is "interesting"
I think that may be the operative word going into our analysis, information gathering, decision making, and presentations (did I forget a bit of politicking?).
Anyways, as we start to review the budget, keep the following in mind; from InflationData.com:
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Comments
What does the CPI tell you about what municipalities purchase?
Posted by: michael kitch | October 22, 2007 12:52 PM
Hi Mike,
You have it exactly backwards - it isn't what the municipalities have to face in buying what they do. Rather, I put this up to show what Joe Taxpayer is facing for inflation rates BEFORE he plunks down his money to pay for taxes. That's the real concern.
Posted by: Skip | October 30, 2007 09:11 AM