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It may be beneficial for public entities of government to approach current budget decreases like private business and industry approach change. When circumstances change, well managed businesses make unpopular decisions to reduce payroll and all but mission-critical expenditures immediately. Waiting postpones the inevitable and digs a deeper hole. Executives making these decisions understand the impacts on workers and families and while that makes decisions very difficult, they take action as a means of sustaining the organization “in the long term”. Often, new approaches to deliver the work are discovered that are more efficient. Tasks that don’t add value to customer products and services are identified and eliminated. Outsourcing some tasks to companies and individuals that specialize in those tasks often delivers better bang for the buck. In most cases, these companies transition to more efficient and profitable conditions, “in the long term”. Businesses don’t have the luxury of “throwing more money they can print” at decreased budgets when the tough times hit. A term often heard in discussions about business, the environment, and the economy is “sustainability”. Perhaps it is time to discuss “sustainable public services”. The pandemic has reduced liquid fuel consumption and the emissions from the reduced consumption, which has been a benefit to air quality and the atmosphere. Working from home and remote learning have caused many individuals and organizations to reevaluate how to accomplish important outcomes like education. Public education has started this ball rolling. Is it time for other government and public entities to reevaluate the services they provide, and how they are delivered, as well? The traditional approach to “throwing more money at it” is no longer “sustainable”.