Outsourcing in America

In a small city near San Fransisco, the economic downturn has lead to outsourcing of public jobs within the city. The city of Half Moon Bay decided a few years earlier that outsourcing its public jobs would be an efficient way to cut costs. They first starting with contracting out the cities public works, engineering, lawyers, building inspection, and code enforcement. Recently they decided to contract out for a police department and the recreation department. The police department caused a bigger stir within the community than previous outsourcing. the city first fell into monetary problems in 2007 because of an 18 million dollar settlement over a blocked 83 house development. they needed to cut costs and they realized that the easiest way would be to outsource the cities public employees. Residents and former employees of the city have been hit hard by the news of the loss of their jobs and the outsourcing of those jobs to people who do not even live in the city. however this contracting is a growing trend in cities that are in debt. its an easy fix but doesnt not ultimately solve the problem that is causing the city to be in debt. I feel as if once again people are looking to take the easy way out instead of making the proper changes to the way the actual city is ran. it also shows no loyalty at all to the citizens of the town and could lead to a mass exodus because people do not agree with the actions of the city. although they save money by just contracting out the jobs, they also save money by not having to pay as many pensions. this kind of behavior is unethical and is not the way to treat employees and citizens of the city.