shared pain

There are some reductions that can be made, and some areas that CANT be done. Fire and police have to do with public safety and really cant be reduced, but there are other areas that a good accountant could find to reduce our expenses, hopefully without significant layoffs. We do appear to be top heavy at some positions and those would be logical places to start looking. Leadership starts at the top and our leaders should be setting the example of shared pain. The only pain I have seen so far is on the part of the taxpayers whose taxes and fees have increased while city administration refuses to take their share of the pain. Perhaps some guidance can be found in Obamas plan to cap executive pay at 100k, for example. In fairness, we cannot have the little guys making all the sacrifices while the executives make none. This HAS to change. I would bet that there are plenty of guys out of work who would be willing to take a job for 100k. Dr. Mel P. Johnson