[NaughtiusMaximus]

Liberals believe in lots of Free Stuff from the government and vote for it joyously every chance they get.

Conservatives are sceptical about Free Stuff and suspect that someone, somewhere will have to pay for it.

If you're a wage earner or, worse yet, a property owner, you soon find out who that someone is.

[ElkGroveDan]

We will now be told that this is part of a larger strategy for good government conservatism (wait...any minute now.....)

[groanup]

This from the San Diego Tribune??? LOL, the city that is being investigated by the SEC for issuing bonds without disclosing its epic shortfall in funding future liabilities.

http://www.sddt.com/Reports/reports.cfm?RID=216

[Brilliant]

Why not include the federal government in this? Also require them to add social security and medicare.

[calcowgirl]

Many government agencies across the nation have done the prudent thing and already begun addressing their long-term debt by setting aside money or reducing benefits – the only two options to deal with the problem. This list most definitely does not include the state of California. Instead, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to put off the state's day of reckoning as long as possible.

And in the meantime, we will see another $50 billion in borrowing (modest prediction). WASS!

[goldstategop]

Politicians want to defer dealing with the problem because addressing it means angering either the taxpayers or the public employee unions.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus