Kevin Wong
2/10/09
English 1b – 40
Gabor
The article I chose was a piece found in the San Jose Mercury. It is about the city of San Jose deciding what to do about the major economic crisis. The people of San Jose had to decide what to do about the public safety cuts that is going to happen. The residents are willing to take a tax increase to help the budget to keep crime programs and public safety jobs. Also the library is willing to close at earlier hours to help the city budget. In the end the city had to cut many jobs to help the economic problem, leaving many San Jose residents looking for jobs.
The reason I chose this article because it affects the whole United States. The economic is shown just how bad it has gotten in the United States; it has reached large cities forcing them to cut many budgets. I believe that this problem will be around for along time and until the government finds a way to diminish this huge debt, our economic woes will not vanish.
One quote I felt that really represented what this article is about was said by Willie Mast. “He pulled us all together.” I think that quote really represents what a city can do when faced with a difficult situation. The city of San Jose came together to make a decision that would best benefit the city of San Jose. The quote is a strong group of words that explains what the city of San Jose is. Together.
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