Public sector is starting to drag down our personal and private lives

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What do you mean by 'our public life is starting to drag down our personal and private lives.?
===Example: $52 annual EMS Tax in 2005.===
The city now charges a tax of $52 for every worker in the city. This tax comes out of the first pay check of the year for every employee. 
The tax and the taxing policy are such that others who think about going back to work might not. Workers need the money and are not so happy to see $52 vanish from the first pay check. Workers might opt for a job beyond the borders of the city. Owners of small businesses might opt to move their operations outside of the city too. 
Do you mean that the public sector is crowding out the private sector? This is an economic argument then.
The public sector crisis is now so large and painful that people are making decisions to avoid Pittsburgh. Private business people and private citizens are choosing to establish their lives in places other than the city. 
:Parents don't want to send their children to Pittsburgh Public Schools because the school might close next year or the borders for school enrollment might shift. That is uncertainty that occurs in the city and not as frequently in suburban districts.
:Home owners might not be able to sell their homes in the city because the crisis has forced up the deed-transfer tax to an amount that prevents other buyers from showing an interest in the properties in the city.