Mayor Bing is trying to make budget cuts to get out of the deficit. Now the unions are pushing back. Can the mayor makes the necessary cuts to close the deficit by himself? Or does he need council's approval? He is up for re-election in November. What if he makes big cuts and the city employees work to get him voted out of office? I think the city employees are one of the most powerful voting blocks in Detroit. Detroit could just spend it's way into receivership because nobody wants to cut precious jobs. I like what Robert Bob did with making all of the DPS employees pick up their pay checks and auditing the payroll. He has found fraud. Why does Mayor Bing not do the same thing with the city of Detroit employees? I kinda like this Robert Bob, he seems like a no nonsense kind of guy. What do you think of him as the emergency financial manger for the city of Detroit if it does go into receivership? I think that is what happened with Highland Park, the city employees refused job cuts, the city went broke, then receivership.