My Sacramento Bee column with Pia Lopez today tackles the question of whether Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed 12-point pension reform plan goes far enough. (Short answer: No, not really.)
Pia and I will have a live webchat today at Noon Pacific/3:00 p.m. Eastern. Joining us to delve into the topic further are Marcia Fritz of the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility and Dave Low of Californians for Retirement Security. No love lost between those two and their organizations, believe me.
Check out Marcia's op-ed in the Los Angeles Times today, in which she takes a favorable view of Brown's plan especially in light of union opposition. And for more of the Public Sector Inc. perspective on Brown's reform proposal, see these recent posts by Steven Greenhut and Troy Senik.
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