Why Broward Doesn't "Work" - Part Five
Since time immemorial, it's been the role of old men to bitch about the dismal flaws of today – versus yesterday's faded glories.
Which, at 72, makes me an aging poster child for geriatric kvetching.
And also, as a retired newspaperman, why I've decided to tilt the whako windmills of failed representative government here in South Florida.
That said, the bitter truth in the following is enough to drive a Luger-waving Alte Kacher mad and amuck ....
Total Ad Valorem Tax Revenue
1990 2008
Broward
Population 1,255,488 1,758,494 40%
Unincorporated 155,757 12,750 (92%)
CPI 65%
Broward Tax $
Total $1,129,093,000 $3,651,846,000
Per Capita $899 $ $2,076 130%
2008 $ $1,483 39%
County Govt. $321,815,000 $888,191,000
Per Capita $256 $505 97%
2008 $ $422 20%
School District $452,545,000 $1,313,742,000
Per Capita $360 $747 108%
2008 $ $594 26%
Municipal
Population 1,099,728 1,745,744 59%
Taxes $203,448,000 $771,613,o00
Per Capita $185 $442 139%
2008 $ $305 45%
Other Taxing
Entities* $151,285,000 $678,300,000
*Special Districts, Etc.
2008 Dollars Adjusted for inflation
SOURCE: Florida Statistical Abstracts -
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