"Taxpayer Abuse for…Personal Use?" by Ross Kecseg talks about how the city of Fort Worth Texas has been using taxes for their own use such as "Apple products, car washes, clothes, liquor..". An investigation was done and their was questionable receipts that are most likely not for the city use such as $600 dollars spent on premium liquor over a three month period. A bond is now being asked, (maybe to distract from their wrong doing), to fund for projects to help improve the city.
Kecseg has provided support by getting his information from Mireya Villarreal who did the investigation. Her credentials come from CBS news. Kecseg himself is creditable because he was background in economics along with public policy. He is also still active in local, state and national political campaigns. He does bring up strong points such as giving us the estimates of money being spent and how much funds the city allocates. "After all, the city allocates more funds annually for ‘Non-Departmental Expenses’ ($73million) than it does on ‘Infrastructure’ ($60million). Debt service consumes $72 million of its $1.2 billion Operating Budget." This provides the supporting evidence to help his argument. The city was given a chance to defend themselves but a "no comment" was used so Kecseg did give the option to see the other side. His only weak point was giving out more variety of statements from the city of Fort Worth. He concludes with advice of what the city should be doing with the money which what is offered is just good nature. Overall he did a good job because he did his research and provided the resources. His knowledge on the current topic shows.
