Only In New York, Honey...

... Do you get to witness a billionaire firing someone making $30 grand a year, because of "some difficult times."

Mayor Bloomberg paints grim economic picture for New York City 2009 budget

The city as it stands has only 4 options left it:

1. Tax the rich
2. Tax the rich
3. Tax the rich
4. Michael Bloomberg fronts us a billion

Other than that, who knows?