A group looking to abolish collective bargaining rights for California's public sector employees filed three proposed ballot initiatives this week. Whether California Center for Public Policy, led by UC Santa Barbara economics lecturer Lanny Ebenstein, can raise enough money to put the proposals before voters is unclear. The center released a report last year concluding that voters need a chance to resolve California's persistent fiscal problems by cutting government workers' compensation rather than raising taxes and eliminating services. "Government does not exist to provide compensation and pensions for government workers," Ebenstein said. "Government exists to provide good public services at...