The only thing the corrupt government cares about and that matters is getting yearly raises, yearly longevity bonus's, retirement bonus's, pensions spiking & making jobs for their friends & family. Nearly 50 years of doing this has turned Erie County into wasteland and the worst days are yet to come with the speeding up shrinking tax base and the skyrocketing costs of the government workers salaries, benefits, bonus's & pensions that keep going up every year. Erie County has not much more to lose except the Bills, home values, & the government workers salaries, benefits & pensions, but the blind sheep get what they deserve,