re: #52 SanFranciscoZionist

Wonder what the overlap is between people who had nothing but contempt for folks lured into untenable mortgages, who have nothing but sympathy for states lured into untenable pension promises.

“Lured” is an interesting way of putting it. It’s the easiest thing in the world for some politician to make all sorts of long term promises, knowing they’ll be long gone from office by the time the bill comes due. The unions need to accept the blame as well when they spend so much time and money lobbying for unaffordable benefits which end up bankrupting their employer (whether it’s private or public sector).