NYC looking at major cuts

Unless the state of New York receives bail outs, New York City will have to undergo major cuts in public services, including laying off thousands of cops, firemen, and teachers.

http://wcbstv.com/local/nyc.budget.cuts.2.1583545.html

Colorado Springs literally turning off the lights.

Colorado Springs is slipping into third-world status due to cuts in basic public spending.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14303473

Community business leaders have jumped into the budget debate, some questioning city spending on what they see as "Ferrari"-level benefits for employees and high salaries in middle management. Broadmoor luxury resort chief executive Steve Bartolin wrote an open letter asking why the city spends $89,000 per employee, when his enterprise has a similar number of workers and spends only $24,000 on each.

Officials across the city know their phone lines will light up as parks go brown, trash gathers in the weeds, and streets and alleys go dark.