Because of a shortfall in sales tax revenue, it looks like your city might have to layoff a few workers too.  The City of Tulsa cut 37.  Twenty-one of them were police.

Good thing that meth problem’s under control.

In response, a whole six people protested at the mayor’s house.  Yeah, that’ll show her.  Maybe they could do something really threatening like pet a kitten or feed a llama.  There would’ve been more protestors, but they were too busy job hunting.

What’s kinda sad though is that Fred Phelps can find dozens of people to protest a gay wedding, which adds sales tax.  Tulsa only found six to protest the layoffs, which cuts into sales tax.

It seems the knee-jerk reaction to this news was to fall to ground, soil yourself and talk about how Tulsa’s crime will skyrocket.  Not to alarm anyone, but we’ll be fine.  I don’t want to see anyone to lose their job, especially me, but there are about 900 Tulsa police officers.  Tulsa will survive with 21 fewer. We’ll continue to drive our kids to soccer, buy our dollar burgers and whine about things that have nothing to do with the mayor, such as the fall of Soviet Union.

In fact, crime will probably drop because of the decline in sales tax revenue.  With less money to spend, more people are staying home and shooting the criminals themselves, like my new hero Cory Gage.  Two would-be-robbers tried to break in his home.  When they opened his door, they met of the end of his shotgun.

Fortunately, I have a mastiff, so I don’t worry about robbers nor would I know if one broke in my house because she would eat them.

What I do worry about is job security.  I’m one of the millions of college graduates that can’t find a job in my chosen field.  Am I happy about it?  No.  Do I have a job?  Yes.  Do I love my job?  No, I hate it, but I’m employed.

So ‘til the economy turns ‘round, you’re gonna to have to suck it up b****.

That’s right, suck … it … up.

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P.S.  Eighteen officers were hired back.  Told you we’d be fine.

P.P.S.  There’s still three weeks left to win KISS tickets, for real.

P.P.P.S.  Soon Tulsa will have a new mayor.  To learn more about the candidates check out 30 Things About the Mayoral Candidates You Didn’t Know … Mainly Because they’re Not True.