tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post8460697469226397704..comments2024-01-18T22:24:21.308-08:00Comments on Let's Talk Books And Politics: Who Are These Public Workers, and How Much Do They Cost?Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814017074835418332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post-51500816070212928802012-06-25T19:17:57.024-07:002012-06-25T19:17:57.024-07:00Complete pith. This column is pure rot. Public wor...Complete pith. This column is pure rot. Public workers are paid too much. For every public sector job there are at least 10 applicants. Why? Because they are paid too much. Cut the salaries by 40%. Now you will have only 4 applicants for each job. Better.<br />Retirement? Public employees spike their pensions. The fire chief in Pleasant Hill hs to reitre at age 53 because his salary of $183,000 is too small. Really. Make the teachers, nurses, firemen start 403b's like the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post-44662380539074283442012-06-25T10:44:00.302-07:002012-06-25T10:44:00.302-07:00Rich,
I wouold like to see a similar analysis of ...Rich, <br />I wouold like to see a similar analysis of federal government employment in contrast to State and local government. The difference is that State and local have to balance their budgets while the Feds do not. I suspect that Fedral employment has not been a fixed fraction of population (even apart from the military) and I would be interested in total compensation as well as pension status.<br />Thanks - SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com