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It is wonderful to know we can all share our views freely. That is democracy. Also, a part of democracy is realizing that this past November the people of the state elected these officials based on their platform. Spending cuts always hurt. Cutting government spending either eliminates jobs or changes the pay structure. That is just how it is. In any case, we can't keep spending money we don't have. It is time for our public SERVANTS to make a sacrifice and contribute like most of the rest of us have to do for our pensions and health insurance. If we don't make the hard choices now, we won't have the money to pay ANY teachers or firefighters in the future.