At budget briefing, Dallas Council member Kleinman uses M&M’s to argue for putting $1M in reserves
Dallas City Council member Lee Kleinman this morning gave the most delicious budget argument in recent memory, using three bowls full of M&’s to argue that $1 million (or one M&M) ought to be put away in the city’s reserves.
As he poured bags of the chocolate candy with the thick candy shell, Kleinman said that his bowls of M&Ms represented the entire proposed city budget for next year of $2.8 billion.
“This is how much money the city is spending,” Kleinman said.
Then, picking up a single chocolate that melts in your mouth and not in your hand, Kleinman said, “This is how much money they are asking you guys to divide,” he said.
More, including video, at http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2013/09/at-budget-briefing-dallas-council-member-kleinman-uses-mms-to-argue-for-putting-1-million-in-reserves.html/ .
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