http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/the-contribution-scam/

"Yes, some public-sector workers are overpaid. So are some private-sector workers. Doesn’t anyone read Dilbert? But the whole idea that union excesses are at the core of state and local fiscal problems is false, and only deliberate obfuscation keeps that from being obvious."



I wonder how much of government could be outsourced? Could The prison population of California be shipped to India or better, Pakistan? Would the savings be great enough to ship the visitors in tourist class at public expense. Five days of travel time would further discourage visitors.