Should add to the California state constitution that whenever there is a budget shortfall directly related to a thing they voted for, they or their estate including portions already inherited has to pay for it, up to the entire value of the estate.
Because the problem is these politicians know that a problem 20 years out is not their problem and they will never be called to account for their short sighted decisions.
Unions are equally culpable. Their negotiators and leadership should be under the same penalties as the politicians. They ask for concessions that can never be financially stable, essentially guaranteeing that the entire future budget will have to go to pay for the current union's retirement, screwing their future members.
Because the problem is these politicians know that a problem 20 years out is not their problem and they will never be called to account for their short sighted decisions.
Unions are equally culpable. Their negotiators and leadership should be under the same penalties as the politicians. They ask for concessions that can never be financially stable, essentially guaranteeing that the entire future budget will have to go to pay for the current union's retirement, screwing their future members.