[quote=jstoesz]Back to the firemen compensation issue. I personally find this issue quite tragic. My sister in law’s husband is a newly minted firefighter soon to be let go by the city (if prop D) fails. He is not overly compensated…or not severely anyways. But the old timers are killing it for the new hires. But worse still is how the city is holding public safety over our heads instead of reforming with the money they have. What other choice does the public have, but call the politicians bluff?

Why do we have to go through this every few years?[/quote]

It’s obvious the issue. The older generation takes the benefits from the younger generation. Look no further than social security, medicare, and all the debt our younger generation is going to be saddled with….