I wanted to spit nails when I read what Gary Brown said...

"Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown said Monday that he knows the cuts are painful, but he said they are essential to Detroit's efforts to balance its books after racking up another $130-million deficit in 2011-12, pushing its accumulated deficit to near $327 million."

http://www.freep.com/article/2013010...m-City-Council

Mr. Brown, do you really know how painful the cuts will be to a worker who makes $28,000/year? You probably get that much in interest on your 7 Million Dollar settlement you received from Detroit in the whistleblower case. What the average worker has to lose is a home, cars, college education for children, so many things that you can't even begin to imagine. You, on the other hand, have nothing to lose. The council, the mayor, appointees, commissioners, chiefs, supervisors all need to feel the pain...not the worker who makes just over poverty level.