They never make the economically obvious choice of simply eliminating jobs. That would be an acknowledgement that the kingdom is too big, and that the king has too big of an army.
the sad fact is this ...the union people in this country ( and I am union) have invited in 2nd tier wages/benefits for new hires....greatly reduced wages and benefits....
you can't pay a teacher nearly full wages and benefits at age 55 and expect the system to work....it can not....
Fire them ALL and hire on others.