Miami Herald Editorial Board: After Budget Drama, Who Is Responsible for Funding Charities?

There is a cliché you often hear that government cannot be all things to all people. Miami-Dade County, which was faced with closing a historic budget shortfall, is learning how true that is. The county passed two consecutive property tax cuts in recent years, handed out union-negotiated raises to employees, agreed to $46 million in both direct funding and services to host the 2026 World Cup games and boosted funding for charities during the pandemic.