Thread: Why state and local governments are headed into the toilet. The facts!!!Public sector employees make 133% more than...

wise Sunday Ventura Calif Paper, list of all the gov employes and how much overtime they are making. Had 10 fireman and cops who made average of over 100K over their regular salary. Had one plain old deputy sheriff who made 123,000 dollars in overtime, doesn't any one see that thats over 10,000 a month. Years ago a cop or fireman made a reasonable wage and were well thought of. Now they are ripping the hell out of the system and getting...

Why state and local governments are headed into the toilet. The facts!!!Public sector employees make 133% more than their private sector counterparts and their benefits cost a whopping 168% more. In the span of 2000-2008 the price of public service rose 41% compared to 27% for private services. Add to this the enormous unfunded pension benefits of the public workers compared to the 401K's of the private workers and you can see why state...

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