Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20101230:20:03:00
>> right now, like all major cities and small cities in the united states, we're having severe budgetary constraints driven by the downturn in the economy, the downturn in the sales tax revenue. downturn in the propt tax rev new. >> you mentioned tax revenue specifically there. when you took over 20 pblgt of the revenue in atlanta going toward the pinch and fund. you had to make some pretty tough decisions regarding the funds. what did you do? how did you do it? >> we were on an unsustainable path. in the area around pensions that we could impact without having a lawsuit, we took our pension b...