Why don’t these things ever “force” a spending cut, or a pension cut. Just because some liberal hack university administrator or CA politician promises unrealistic pensions doesn’t mean that it has to be honored. That’s insanity.
Insanity?
It is unions
It is California
I’ve lost the reference, but a while back there was data posted here on the huge number of Cal public employees making over 100 grand per year on retirement, and quite a few over 200 grand.
It’s a feedback loop: pay public employees a lot of money, they contribute to Democrats, who get elected and vote to pay public employees a lot of money.