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Unions have helped those who pay bribes to work.
For the rest of us, our cities, schools and State government are either in bankruptcy, or about to fall over the cliff.
Unions have made sure government hires too many workers, pays too much and gives pensions only a Soviet Politburo member could dream of.
"For many years, one justification for giving generous pensions and other benefits to public employees was that their pay was below what most of them could get in the private sector. Rich pensions were seen as a recruiting tool, one way to get top people into government and keep them there.
But times have changed. Despite the furloughs imposed on many state and local government workers, not only are most government jobs more secure than those at private businesses, but salaries for most are at least comparable to those in the private sector and pensions are far more generous."
Why is California going to stay in a Depression? Unions.
Get angry or get poor.
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For the rest of us, our cities, schools and State government are either in bankruptcy, or about to fall over the cliff.
Unions have made sure government hires too many workers, pays too much and gives pensions only a Soviet Politburo member could dream of.
"For many years, one justification for giving generous pensions and other benefits to public employees was that their pay was below what most of them could get in the private sector. Rich pensions were seen as a recruiting tool, one way to get top people into government and keep them there.
But times have changed. Despite the furloughs imposed on many state and local government workers, not only are most government jobs more secure than those at private businesses, but salaries for most are at least comparable to those in the private sector and pensions are far more generous."
Why is California going to stay in a Depression? Unions.
Get angry or get poor.
More...