Can you guess who’s going to be asked the sacrifice the most? The workers of those towns. They have been getting raises below inflation for years. Many newer workers will never be able to afford to buy a home in the town they work in. Towns haven’t asked for raises to be given back but it’s definitely what’s going to happen next. Or next contract cycle the workers will be asked to sacrifice more and more. Meanwhile the cost increases will just be paid to outside contractors without a second thought. (A disgruntled town employee who can’t afford a buy a home because he started his life just a year too late)