From the print and online editions of the nation's premier urban-policy magazine http://www.city-journal.org/cj-comments.xml?story=8162 Manhattan Institute Nice try, but too little, way too late. it's better to let California hit bottom, a toxic example to others of the consequences of allowing public employees to unionize and to donate money to political campaigns. I still don't understand why the government allowed both unionization and political donations. Or rather I do understand, but can't comprehend that people can be that corrupt - but for Democrats, at least, there is no bottom to corruption. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16410 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16410 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:35:53 EDT Great article as usual from Steve Greenhut! http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16325 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16325 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:24:25 EDT I've never understood this. The state courts rule that pensions for public employees can't be modified once in place, but they have been, repeatedly. The thing is they were modified upwards continuously, with potentially disasterous consequences for everyone else who lives in the State. My question to the various judges is this: if it's illegal, unconstitutional, whatever, to modify someone's pension downwards, to their detriment, why was it acceptible to modify their pension upwards, to *my* detriment? So far, no one has addressed this issue, and until someone does, I frankly don't believe anything judges say on the subject. Remember, State judges get State pensions, too. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16322 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16322 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:49:51 EDT Hopefully San Jose will lead the way. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16321 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16321 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:33:08 EDT Courage and politician in the same sentence, how unusual. But it certainly applies to Chuck Reed. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16320 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16320 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:18:44 EDT Bankruptcy; Just Do It !!! http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16313 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=8162#16313 Thu, 31 May 2012 09:35:15 EDT