Tackling a failed pension system should be the first thing to do. Change the pension system to a 401K like system. No more retiring at 50, or 55 even for the police and firefighters. Clamp down on fraudulant disability claims by police and firefighters.

And NO, teachers are not underpaid. They make an average of 86k with cushy pension and 3.5 months off every year. There are a bunch of unemployed teachers out there so we should implement a 10% salary cut. Take it or leave it.

Yes, illegal immigrants is a big problem. In Santa Ana, 80% of the students are children of illegals.

I vote NO on taxes.

[quote=Eugene][quote=faterikcartman]Just wild listening to Jerry Brown talk about the sad state of our budget and the tough measures (higher taxes, cuts in trivial spending, no cuts or tackling of state pensions or illegal immigration costs) while the very same people in the legislature who caused the problems applaud. Just crazy.[/quote]

Can you explain how tackling of state pensions would improve the state of the budget?[/quote]