From Bloomberg:
Alabama’s most populous county is preparing to stop road maintenance, close courthouses and shutter services for the elderly after a court struck down taxes that pay for about 35 percent of its budget.
Jefferson County, which includes Birmingham, released a plan to cut $52 million from its budget as it appeals the ruling against its business and occupational taxes to the Alabama Supreme Court. Without that revenue, the county has said it is at risk of running out of money as soon as this month.
No doubt civilization itself will come to an end, and the suffering will be indescribable. Maybe Jefferson County will need a UN peace keeping force, international development aid, and state building.
11:38 am on June 6, 2009
