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To: elmatador who wrote (82699)11/4/2011 1:08:51 AM
From: Brian Sullivan2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 218306
 
You could replace Greece with California in that article as far as I'm concerned.

For the last several years, labor unions and professional associations have successfully vetoed all reforms,

The previous governor failed because he was unable to overcome the veto power of special-interest groups

Within the CA Democrat party, there is a groundswell of support for a coalition government led by a technocrat. (Jerry Brown) “However, there has been no comment from public sector labor unions, which are the source of most political contributions and wield veto power over public policy,” he says.

“Many voters seem to be in denial; they do not appear to understand that the state cannot keep consuming considerably more than it produces, or that serious reforms are needed to save the economy from imploding,”

“Will the next government do a better job of confronting special interests and pushing reforms through?

“The future of California seems to hang on the answer,” he says.
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