US Cities and counties to cut 500,000 job

A report, result of a survey by the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties, finds that about 500,000 jobs will be shed by local governments — great news! — but then the self-promoting 'National League' as for a preemptive $75 billion, in order to keep the burden on the shoulder of tax payers and postpone the final collapse of this unsustainable borrowing and spending society.

(Bloomberg) U.S. local governments may cut almost 500,000 jobs through next year to cope with sliding property taxes, a decline in state and federal aid and added need for social services, according to a report released today. 

The report, a result of a survey by the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties, showed local governments are moving to cut the equivalent of 8.6 percent of their workforces from 2009 to 2011. That suggests 481,000 employees will lose their jobs, according to the report, which said the tally may yet rise.
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They called on Congress to pass a bill that would provide $75 billion in the next two years to local governments and community-based groups to stoke job growth and forestall deeper cuts.
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The need for state and local governments to balance their budgets has weighed on the economy, damping the recovery. Spending fell at an annual pace of 3.8 percent during the first three months of this year, the steepest drop since the onset of the recession, according to U.S. Commerce Department. By June, local governments had cut their payrolls to 14.4 million from 14.6 million, according to the U.S. Labor Department data adjusted to take account of seasonal variations.

Those who still think we're in a recovery should try to get real. There was no real recovery, only a statistical one. We have been sinking deeper and deeper into the Greater Depression for 3 years now — the subprime collapse was in July 2007, if anybody can recall it...