mikestc wrote:
Because the politicians think if the cut people we will vote for a tax increase to save the jobs.

Precisely.  People are more than happy to have their taxes raised if you start to even talk about laying off cops and firefighters.  It's nothing more than using decent, honest, hard-working men and women as political pawns.


And its funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most.
Not where you live, what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes.
There's no dollar sign on peace of mind, this I've come to know.

Zac Brown Band -- "Chicken Fried"