So many well-thought, intelligent comments until this one.  Please explain what you would cut and how the mayor is responsible for those expenses.  For example, would you like the snow removal and police protection where you live reduced?  Were these expenses created by the mayor?  As the saying goes, (excrement) runs downhill.  If the state cuts back, those expenses aren't reduced, they're just redistributed.  If you're looking for someone to blame, I suggest looking at the Republican-led legislature, who have done nothing to address the state's fiscal woes.