Twilight Zone

I have no empathy for those who ought a house they couldnt afford and are now in trouble. Those are speculators. They rolled the dice and lost, so be it. I am concerned that the seniors and other families that have every intention of living here and raising their kids for a long time will be hit with additional taxes and fees and possibly lose their homes, NOT due to speculating, but to the incompetence, ego, and lack of fiscal responsibility on the part of City officials. When people point out that city revenues are falling along with property values, unemployment is up, and we are in a recession, those are documented facts. Is there ANY doubt about that? If so, on WHAT facts are those doubts based? the City Manager states in a memo that there will be significant pain felt for everyone BEFORE the new gym project was addressed. What does it TAKE to convince people that TIMES ARE TOUGH NOW, and will probably get worse for the forseeable future, so we need to tighten our belts and conserve our resources? Those are NOT naysayers, those are REALISTS, who live in this real, recessionary world! Where do the City officials live, the TWILIGHT ZONE?