Context: And now the state and city are in a money crisis and my dad keeps telling me about how when he was taking all of these tests they froze the civil service lists . That means they stopped hiring cops and firefighters . He said they even laid off cops when they froze the lists in the 70 's .
Question: Why did the city put a hiring freeze on cops and firefighters ?
Option 0: They wanted to try a new temp agency .
Option 1: They realized they were overstaffed .
Option 2: They could n't afford to pay them .
Option 3: None of the above choices .
Answer: 2