[quote=jstoesz]The 2010 republican wave did not occur in CA. Quite the opposite in fact, granted Whitman was a loser robot. I just don’t see much appetite for reform among the state at large, too many people benefit from the free stuff to vote for reform of their benefits.[/quote]
jstoesz, if you are referring to “reform” as cutting public pensions and health benefits that were already promised to existing retirees, near (deferred) retirees and soon-to-be-retirees, this will never happen. There are too many voters in CA who have already served their time (many thousands for well over 30 years) and thus, devoted all their working lives to providing the services we all count on and use.
I’m noticing the main “public pension reform” advocates here on this forum have not and will never be in a position to become “vested” into a public pension plan themselves. The reason? All these jobs look “easy” and “cushy” from the outside looking in … that is, until one actually shows up to work and starts serving their “probationary period,” lol. Actually, a career “bureaucrat” serves multiple “probationary periods” in their “career.” Deep down, most “public-pension-reform-advocate Piggs” know this. It’s easier to sit at your computer/tablet/smartphone on the clock at your “civilian job” and blog about how “unfair” it all is.
