Dear Concerned Taxpayer,
Monday, November 19, 2012
(cnbnews.net)I want to urge you to read our new report, Public Servants or Privileged Class: How State Government Employees are Paid Better than Their Private-Sector Counterparts.
The report analyzes state government employee wages and benefits in all 50 states, and for the first time, provides a detailed comparison of compensation for public- and private-sector workers in the same job categories, from architecture and engineering to transportation. Watch the video below, which vividly illustrates how public-sector workers are paid more than their private-sector counterparts.
This disproportionate public-sector compensation is a major driver of unfunded state and municipal pension liabilities across the country, which pundits and experts of all political stripes have accurately described as a looming financial crisis.
Concerned Taxpayer, this report is the first installment in CAGW’s new Public Pension Education Project. To support this project, which is intended to spur action on public-sector employee compensation reform, make a contribution to CAGW today.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Schatz
President, CAGW
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