The voters keep voting these dopes into office. They seem to think that there is a big pot of money out there to pay for the pensions and everything else. So they are OK with politicians who promise the world to favored groups like teachers. Somehow, the voters don’t get the fact that they will end up holding the bag. The “rich” aren’t going to be able to cover the tab no matter how high the politicians raise tax rates.
Yep. I always blame the voters. It’s why I moved from Seattle to central Kentucky. My vote didn’t matter in Seattle. My vote doesn’t matter here either, but for exactly the opposite reason. :)
And voters with brains and means are voting with their feet.