..... local governments are going broke all over the country ..... ..... this mayor may have thrown a bit of a tantrum with cuts this severe ..... ..... he wanted to raise taxes to maintain the status quo ..... ..... the city council voted his tax plan down ..... ..... the council wanted to borrow money to pay the employees ..... ..... this isn't the first city to go bust ..... won't be the last ..... http://www.businessinsider.com/scran...r-wages-2012-7