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How to Fix the Public Employee Pension System: Elect People Who Will Serve You — Not Them

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

The British call it “pension apartheid,” the enormous gap between the retirement benefits bestowed on public employees and workers in the private sector where defined benefit plans have all but disappeared. In Los Angeles and throughout California, the reference to segregation … Continue reading →

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The Billionaire Boys Club Know What’s Best

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Eli Broad and such stars of the billionaire boys club as Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and investor Nicolas Berggruen have a great idea on how to save California from sinking into an ocean of debt and failed public policy — … Continue reading →

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