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Old 06-06-2012, 11:17 AM
 
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Are You Paying Attention California Legislature!!?? People in the second and third largest cities of California sending you a message.

Just incase you missed these results.

All precincts counted: San Jose passes pension reform - San Jose Mercury News

Unions lament local pension votes, turn focus to Sacramento -
latimes.com

Pension reform scores big with voters | UTSanDiego.com
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Old 06-06-2012, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Police State
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San Jose was way up **** creek. Without pension reform, the only public servant left in the next 5-10 years would have been the person signing and handing out the pension checks.

Kinda pathetic that some people have to hit rock bottom before they finally understand that they have a problem.
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Old 06-06-2012, 11:53 AM
 
Location: SW MO
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Are You Paying Attention California Legislature!!?? People in the second and third largest cities of California sending you a message.

Just incase you missed these results.
Not missed. Just ignored as aberrations. In my almost 20 years of working with the CA legislature I never knew them to pay heed to anything that didn't put union and other special interest money in their pockets or reality. For them it will just be excuses and business as usual.
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Old 06-06-2012, 12:32 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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Are You Paying Attention California Legislature!!?? People in the second and third largest cities of California sending you a message.

Just incase you missed these results.

All precincts counted: San Jose passes pension reform - San Jose Mercury News

Unions lament local pension votes, turn focus to Sacramento -
latimes.com

Pension reform scores big with voters | UTSanDiego.com
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Old 06-06-2012, 01:08 PM
 
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Years and years of legal battles will drown out any or all of the benefits from this Prop....before it gets overturned.
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Old 06-06-2012, 01:16 PM
 
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Years and years of legal battles will drown out any or all of the benefits from this Prop....before it gets overturned.
Bankruptcy.
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Old 06-06-2012, 01:59 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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Bankruptcy.
Yep, either way it's not sustainable. You cannot "force" people to pay extra taxes.
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Old 06-06-2012, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Sacramento
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I think there is a huge issue here, and it isn't being adequately addressed by elected officials.

Despite California being overwhelmingly Democrat, many folks, maybe even a plurality, feel that public employees have excessive pension benefits.

It is an issue that could cost some seats for elected officials who continue to support current benefit levels.
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Old 06-06-2012, 03:43 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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I think there is a huge issue here, and it isn't being adequately addressed by elected officials.

Despite California being overwhelmingly Democrat, many folks, maybe even a plurality, feel that public employees have excessive pension benefits.

It is an issue that could cost some seats for elected officials who continue to support current benefit levels.
Or, half the employees currently working get the axe.
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Old 06-06-2012, 03:51 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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Default The people have spoken. Moonbeam barks back...

...and gives the finger to common sense and the people's attempts to recapture the state's fiscal health from the unions. Some things, and people, never change.

Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown names union rep to Personnel Administration post
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