caesar novus Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 (edited) I propose these may be consequences of a populist utopianism that holds worker benefits as sacred and unconnected to real world consequences of their cost, productivity, or useful service. As California goes, so goes the nation... NYT notes San Francisco Police evidence lab is experiencing a "tsunami of incompetence'' and having it's thousands of cases thrown out and criminals released (maybe to maim or kill those good samaritans and witnesses who stuck their neck out to get them arrested). http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/02...=1&ref=news A key employee responsible for this (and consuming the drug evidence) was not disciplined, but allowed a lucrative retirement. Probably the responsible managers are untouchable as well. That city is not an isolated example for such problems. The "Pension Tsunami" for California unionized gov't workers just defies description, so I will only quote, from http://reason.com/archives/2010/01/12/class-war/singlepage Exempting themselves from traffic laws in the name of a threat that no longer exists is bad enough, but what government workers do to the rest of us on a daily basis makes ticket dodging look like child Edited April 3, 2010 by caesar novus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.