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I love it when the all-knowing soothe-sayers assure us that" it may get a little tighter but nothing drastic". Would you say that losing your house is a pretty drastic outcome for most people? What would this smug one who knows the future say to those 151 homeowners? Is this the same guy who assured us six months ago that we werent REALLY in a recession, just a correction and maybe a little inflation? How did THAT prediction turn out? What cuts have already been made? Is this the clown who believes this whole economic situation is caused by a lack of Happy Talk? Is this the guy who believes that we should instead focus on all the money that the contractors in the new gym project will be making, because that is surely Happy Talk to them? He simply FORGETS to mention that the scores of change orders result in cost overruns that run the costs up to TRIPLE what it should cost (if the city's previous history in the past 2 construction projects holds true), and that is certainly NOT Happy Talk to the struggling residents because it comes straight out of their pocket. Dr. Mel P. Johnson