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So why did the Senate not pass the budget? Because they know that there is no money after the second year to uphold the car tax reform bill as it was pushed through by Mattiello. They know that this maneuver was a political Hail Mary for Mattiello so now because of the road block, the horse trading has begun. No fiscal note was offered from Mattiello on the proposal, none of the tax assessors were notified or asked to submit figures or amounts of reimbursement needed to make whole the city's reduced revenues.

Having numerous conversations with my Rep. Joe Shekarchi on the issue, Shekarchi actually commented that there would be no money for the car tax reform after the 2nd year. Knowing this, the Senate put forth an amendment requiring a fiscal note and a review. Because Mattiello knows that providing that information would kill his bill, he decided to walk away to buy time to horse trade. The result is a democrat and a democrat making a deal to save face for a democrat.

When the second in command (Shekarchi) openly admits that there is no money after the second year, and Mattiello agrees to a fiscal review after the third year, what does that tell you?

This bill was a failed bill since inception. Your legislators once again masking the problem but will no doubt pat themselves on the back tomorrow.