you don't get the raises that you would get in the past. he thinks that he's going to balance the budget in this state on the backs of middle classers. could it be done if this stays in place? >> no, there's a double-stand here, ed. when this governor came to office he gave his chief of staff $50,000 more than i gave my chief of staff. he gave his staff raises, some of them up to 40%, and at the same time he wants more from firefighters and nurses and teachers and police officers. it's just simply out of balance. there's no fairness in what they're proposing to be done through this draconian legislation. >> while the governor is suggesting that the problems are in the cities with the revenues, what he really did is take his budget and take $700 million away from local communities, communities that now are facing layoffs, putting people out of work. >> what has this done for the