idiocy redux

We are in a global economic crisis where people are being laid off by the thousands, leading to unemployment figures at several year highs; governments are taking stakes in large banks to prevent them from going under- and the City decides to take on ANOTHER $100,000 in payroll costs? for a guy with No real recreation experience? That would be stupendously stupid, wouldnt it? The City has already taken on another 2.5 million in debt for a new gym, is facing an ADA lawsuit that could potentially cost us MILLIONS, tax revenues are dropping like a rock as proprty values sink- and MS decides to ADD $100,000 to our payroll!!! Everybody else is laying off people and tightening their belts and budgets except US! How can that be? Do we have some magic pixie dust that we will sprinkle over the City and make our financial woes disappear? This is idiocy, of course, and the responsibilty lies with the City Manager, Council, and Mayor who allow this to happen. Remember in April, if they havent bankrupted us by then.