Cutting Half a Million Government Jobs

Local governments are feeling the financial pinch, and unlike the feds they generally can't just borrow the money to stay afloat. According to survey results from the National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors and National Association of Counties, almost 500,000 local government jobs already have been cut as a result of the recession. That means, they say, cuts in public safety, public works, public health, and social services.