[quote=FormerOwner]We’re lucky that the FEDERAL government isn’t cutting back the way the local governments are. Military, defense contractors, Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement, FBI jobs, etc. are a SIGNIFICANT part of the SD economy and a lot of those people make fairly high salaries + a pension. That is a lot of what is keeping SD afloat economically. If the Federal government ever gets its budget under control, SD will be VERY hard hit.[/quote]
Um, defense IS getting cut.. Just ask any folks at B.A.E. or SAIC. I think what you need to be thankful of is some of the other high tech unrelated to government work which is (trying) to do better. Private sector will recover before public sector or businesses that depend heavily on the u.s. government.
