Archive - Mark Moses

The MuniFinanceGuy Podcast S01E14: Zero Based Budgeting — Six Decades Of An Unworkable Method

Hi, I’m Mark Moses and this is the 14th podcast on the MuniFinanceGuy Substack.

8 hrs ago • Mark Moses

12:22

Underwriting Stagnation: Taxpayers Pay for Schools to Stand Still

The union veto over artificial intelligence in schools will hurt taxpayers and students

Aug 16 • Mark Moses

The MuniFinanceGuy Podcast S01E13: Data Centers As A Case Study — City Decision Making on Land Use

Hi, I’m Mark Moses and this is the 13th podcast on the MuniFinanceGuy Substack.

Aug 15 • Mark Moses

16:36

July 2026

The MuniFinanceGuy Podcast S01E12: Taylor Swift's Wedding — The NYPD Price Tag

Hi, I’m Mark Moses and this is the 12th podcast on the MuniFinanceGuy Substack.

Jul 31 • Mark Moses

7:20

The MuniFinanceGuy Podcast S01E11: Participatory Budgeting — A Mechanism For Finding Activities To Fund

Hi, I’m Mark Moses and this is the 11th podcast on the MuniFinanceGuy Substack.

Jul 31 • Mark Moses

8:27

In Praise of the Windowless Box: Data Centers and What Cities Forgot

A city just voted to ban its quietest neighbor. Why?

Jul 22 • Mark Moses

Is It Fair For Locals To Vote On How Public Money Is Spent?

The False Promise of Participatory Budgeting

Jul 20 • Mark Moses

How Taylor Swift’s Wedding Became a Lesson in the Rule of Law

$160,000 Bill — Invoice or Shakedown?

Jul 14 • Mark Moses

June 2026

The MuniFinanceGuy Podcast S01E10: Cities Always Seem To Be Broke

Hi, I’m Mark Moses and this is the 10th podcast on the MuniFinanceGuy Substack.

Jun 27 • Mark Moses

11:53

Do People Exist For Cities or Does The City Exist For People?

What three decades in local government taught me about recurring fiscal stress

Jun 25 • Mark Moses

It’s Always Budget Season in Local Government

Why Are They Raising Money Semi-Permanently?

Jun 22 • Mark Moses

The MuniFinanceGuy Podcast S01E09: Wealthy Individuals and Corporations Fleeing Cities and States With Aggressive Tax Policies

Hi, I’m Mark Moses and this is my ninth podcast on the MuniFinanceGuy Substack.

Jun 18 • Mark Moses

12:00

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