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Sorry, patientman, I disagree. The make-believe mayor has proven that, whether anyone replies to him or not, he will use this website as a free political platform and continue trying to spread his false statements.

As Scal explained, I also believe that a declared candidate for mayor who is presumably arguing that he is qualified to handle the city's money is, by definition, disqualified because of his tax delinquencies. He can't even write the correct check for a campaign ad without getting it wrong.

This is aside from his abject lack of understanding about how the city actually works, and his repeated attempts to twist the facts about how the FY18 budget was passed -- which directly led to the major tax increase in the FY19 budget that you rightly mention.

I don't think it's right that a declared candidate whose party is responsible for blowing a $4.2 million hole in the next budget [because its city councilors wanted to score political points with the last one] should have an unchallenged forum to repeat his lies.

The real problem is not Scal or me or other commenters who have consistently provided facts to dispute the make-believe mayor's claims; it's him, the candidate who falsely claims he is endorsed by his party, supported by "80,000 taxpayers," and justified in saying that his losing 2016 campaign influenced the city council's budget decisions.

So, vent your frustrations at him. Tell him that he could use his time more productively than arguing with online commenters who find easily-verifiable, factual information that disproves his claims. Tell him that Warwick voters are not as stupid or gullible as he thinks they are. And tell him to stop using this website for free political advertising.

[And good luck. He doesn't seem to listen to anyone, even Councilman Joe Gallucci, who told him to run on his own merits instead of attacking other people -- and you've seen the results of that conversation.]