Courts tussle shows reality of fiscal crisis

Patrick McIlheran writes in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,

These aren't county services causing this pain. It's the county's pension system. The contribution the county was supposed to make next year, $46 million, is about what taxpayers will be levied to pay for all parks and public infrastructure. But while parks mean picnics, pensions mean your money goes off to frolic in Arizona. The county could raise taxes 15% and accomplish nothing but stasis in terms of services. How can anyone conceive of voters doing this?