Don't make it worse than it is. If some of you are so damn'd upset, start a fund.

They are being laid off, not "sacked". You can't fire someone w/o just cause. This layoff entitles them to Unemployment Compensation which the state will pay from their escrow fund.

Socialist my ass and shame on you. There is empathy enough here. 3000 city workers are just a drop in the bucket when you take into account all the currently unemployed due to this disaster.

This thread is taking on some of the same bullshit that others did when the Feds were blamed and not the city officials. Does it not seem a little odd to you that the city is out of money already. Most run well run cities in the US don't go on a month to month budget. Tax collections are done on a bi-annual or annual basis. Maybe we are seeimg more evidence of a poorly run city.