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Салюта — не будет!

Завтра в Америке — самый большой американский праздник — День Независимости.

Меня всегда поражало, сколько денег американцы тратят на фейерверки. То есть, буквально, сжигают свои деньги. Конечно, все это, очень красиво и зрелищно, но…

Кризис внес изменения в эту традицию. Обычно, задолго до Дня Независимости, недели за две, по вечерам можно было услышать выстрелы, визги; словом, все то “звуковое” сопровождение, которое “впихивают” в современные “стрелялки”.

Не знаю, как сейчас в других местах, а у нас, сейчас, необычайно тихо по вечерам.

В бюджетах некоторых городов Америки денег на салют не нашли.

In Yonkers, N.Y., it was a tough decision: they could either blast some fireworks into the sky to celebrate American independence … or have some extra money (say, $100,000) to pay the police squad overtime. You can imagine what they chose. In Flint, Mich., the Fourth of July festivities were canceled, then saved by a sponsor, then stalled again when the town realized one week wasn’t enough time to prepare.

From Arizona to Ohio, savvy bureaucrats have spent the last week trying to save their good ole fashioned fireworks displays. What if, like some folks in Connecticut, they charged each car $5? What if, like Houston, they scaled back the display to something more affordable? What if they begged and bartered with any sponsor or city agency that could swoop in to save the show? Hey, it worked in Tucson, Ariz., where the Pascua Yaqui Tribe donated $20,000 to subsidize the once-canceled show.

Отсюда.

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