Next to national debt, the next important financial issue facing Californians is pension. Please read the articles by clicking the links below and discuss your opinion about California defined benefit pension plan. What is your opinion on underfunded public pension plan that burdens California?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CalPERS

California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)

http://californiapolicycenter.org/what-is-the-average-pension-for-a-retired-government-worker-in-california/

What is the average pension for a retired government worker in California?

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-calpers-unfunded-liability-20170605-story.html

A risk worth taking to cut CalPERS' pension liabilities

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/dan-walters/article100871752.html

California's unfunded pension debts may be larger than acknowledged