Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and his administration has made political hay by downsizing government, consolidating agencies and other tactics to make the state run more efficiently and save money. It seems, however, that these tactics are merely parlor games – slight-of-hand tricks to take the public’s eyes off of what is really being done.Sure, the state is spending less, but at what cost? The funds have to come from somewhere, and local officials like the Barton County Commissioners are finding that counties may be footing the bill.