pensions. oakland, laying off 80 cops right after the riots because public pension deals made during boom times, we can't afford them. check. philadelphia, unions are fighting to keep devastating pension plans on the book like deferred retirement option that has cost the city $250 million. baltimore and unions fighting pension reductions, even though the cuts are necessary to avert fiscal disaster in the city. check, newark, $16.7 million, chicago, don't worry. chicago, here is their budget. no biggie with chicago. they are only $654 million in the hole. they got nice fountains. let's see. what else could be causing cities' problems. is there any drain on these cities? i know, let's see if any of