Budget squeeze brings out the Charmin

As if winter in Buffalo isn’t misery enough, it turns out staffers at the Rath Building in town—one of the primary office facilities for Erie County—have been suffering the indignity of having to bring their own toilet paper to work. Things have gotten so bad with a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall that government buildings have had to cut back on basic paper goods and cleaning supplies. As politicos continue to point the finger and blame each other for the financial mess, the folks at Procter & Gamble showed what a little private enterprise (and creative product placement) can achieve.