Cultural norms are sensitive. Over time people tend to give up or settle for less. Maslow’s hierarchy becomes an alter on which to celebrate survivorship – not the much more critical growth, innovation, enterprise and social vitality. As more people begin to deplete their emotional and financial resources, the social and economic underpinning will begin to erode. What then?
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Declining revenues due to economic woes have had another detrimental effect on state and local government – employee layoffs are at new highs and the depletion of key programs is having a huge impact on service delivery. While there are some who point to government ‘bloat’ as a causative factor in recent and projected layoffs, data suggests that the reduction of government chub began to occur long ago. And, recent cuts have done nothing but eviscerate important capabilities that will again be required as populations grow and demand escalates.
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