No, You Don't.

Local politicians around the country have taken up the catch phrase "we have to do more with less" as they produce budgets that are larger than last year's while taking in less money in revenues.

You don't have to do more with less. You have to do less with less. You know the problem has become pretty bad when even the New York Times says the main budget-killer is UNION pension and benefit plans. Amazingly (for the NYT) they even pointed the finger at the reason for the union cost increases (Bloomberg).

Clue: Mayor Bloomberg (as if he'll read this): when you have to say in public "The bottom line is we don’t have any money" then you don't increase your budget. Duh?