Should Lawmakers Go Without Pay?
KCET:
"Proposition 25 has one more provision, meant to sweeten the deal for dubious voters. It provides that lawmakers will not be paid from the time a budget is due until an agreement is reached. This portion of Proposition 25 essentially punishes lawmakers for late budgets and/or attempts to incentivize them to pass budgets on time.
Would you work harder, faster and better if you knew you would lose your pay? Or would you kick the deliberative process to the curb and make snap decisions in order to keep your salary coming? Lawmakers may now face that decision.
The budget deadline, June 15, looms large."
