SHOCKING POLL: Extremist Teabagger Californians Want Givebacks From Public Employees. “Seventy percent of respondents said they supported a cap on pensions for current and future public employees. Nearly as many, 68%, approved of raising the amount of money government workers should be required to contribute to their retirement. Increasing the age at which government employees may collect pensions was favored by 52%.” Hey, it’s time for some of that shared sacrifice we’re always hearing about.