Monday, October 3, 2011

CA Soliloquy

One of the continuing stories COTTonLINE follows is the dysfunctionality of California. I just finished reading a long, rambling look at California's political and economic problems.

The Vanity Fair article includes serious interviews with former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Jose mayor Chuck Reed, and Vallejo fire chief Paige Meyer. It becomes clear that public safety employee pay, benefits and retirements are at the heart of the Golden State's problems.

It is also clear that CA is organized politically such that these problems cannot be solved. Hat tip to RealClearPolitics for the link.