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frazzled

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5. I've decided to vote No on it
Sun Oct 16, 2016, 09:13 PM
Oct 2016

Mainly on the grounds that this sort of budgetary decision should not be part of the Constitution. It is a legislative matter, and should not be written in stone into a document that will affect future generations, who may be faced with entirely different circumstances and needs. We've already seen the mess created by the amendment passed decades ago that makes it entirely incapable of having even minor flexibility with future pension needs. Even with the support of unions, we are unable to rework systems created long ago and that don't entirely conform to current needs. Jerry Brown was able to return California to solvency after the recession by making these kinds of adjustments and compacts in unison with public unions. Our hands are tied, and many are suffering because of this situation. Who knows what transportation needs will be like in the future. Constitutions should be about general rights that should exist in perpetuity, not fleeting fiscal matters.

Slap me if I am wrong.

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