It’s hard to judge the proper pay and bonus structures for various organizations, but the public does have a right — maybe even a duty — to object when their tax dollars are used in irresponsible ways to placate the demands of public-sector unions. The California State University is funded in a variety of ways including tuition and philanthropic support, but the state provides more than half of its support to the “people’s” university system .

And its recently announced decision to fund hefty bonuses to faculty and staff should raise the hackles of every fiscally prudent Californian. As CalMatters reported , the system is seeking “a state loan of $144 million that it’ll have a year to repay at no interest, even though current projections show the system will have to add to its deficit

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