" “I think we’ll find that when the mayor submits his budget to the City Council and we look at what other departments are seeing, I don’t know that any other will see this kind of increase,” said Samuel R. Tyler, president of Boston Municipal Research Bureau. “My impression is that the School Department budget is the one that had the biggest challenge.” " Why does the BMRB, which is a mouthpiece for GREATER Boston's aristocratic elite, not advocate for actual payments from large non profits via the PILOT (Payment in lieu of Taxes) program. Why is Sammy not "watchdogging" when charters lie about operational costs and whine about needing MORE public funds? - Charters have million$ sitting in the BANK! I know why. This "watchdog" leaves those who give him treats alone. This "watchdog" doesn't bite that hand that feeds him. WOOF! WOOF!

Sam Tyler travels in the same circles as the elite mentioned by Mr. Whyte. Sam and the other elite deal makers like things the way they are--Joe Citizen pays for the city's expenses while Joe Non-Profit and Joe University do not. Sam and his 'good friend,' Paul Grogan,  promote the continuation of the current financial status quo because it works well for all of their friends. But this set up, as good as it is for this group of friends, is bad for the city, and leads to budget shortfalls--which is why Sam and Paul are on the lookout for scapegoats. Enter the unions, particularly the teachers. This is where Sam and Paul do their best work: Sam does the numbers and Paul creates the theory. Sam and paul like charters because they offer Joe Citizen a slice of the ever-shrinking pie. Joe gets a quasi private school education at public financing and Sam and Paul get to weaken the union, which will keep all of their business-minded friends quite happy. Then paul and Sam can continue to go to the same elite  social gatherings. Joe Citizen gets a few crumbs, the city continues to crumble, and the scapegoating continues....