Now this seems like a poster point for the whole government/political issue in a nutshell. One answer leaves increased taxes, and just more debt down the road, and the Republicrat Governor actually said "No" and says "It's all the retirement systems", which is true. But the Dumbocrap mayor is just cultivating his "own" issue, and immediately we are back to the hot button, special word responses, like "hostage" and "irresponsible". Like increasing taxes in the armpit of America is not "irresponsible"? Looting is an art and the Dumbocraps far outstrip the Republicrats in that one...not that the Republicrats haven't got their own looting skills honed, but they seem a lot more bumbling in their execution, look at their Health Care fiasco...