[stefanbatory]

I believe that government employee pay should be capped at the median of the citizens under their jurisdiction. If your county has a median income of $14,000 because government policy is to tax the snot out of its citizens and drive away businesses that pay employees well, the goobermint workers reap the rewards of those policies in the form of wage cuts.

Accompanying this provision is one that would make unlawful government action that drives out low wage jobs. Perhaps a bonus wage penalty for every point of unemployment?

[MNlurker]

Apparently there was a fight at this rally...teaser clip played during halftime news break. Some union thug and protester got in each others face w/ the union guy asking if he wanted to fight.

Woman comes in to break it up and that is when the thug made his move and shoved the woman back into the crowd the other guy goes after him and is throw into some bushes.

More on this tonite.

[LouD]

I believe that government employee pay should be capped at the median of the citizens under their jurisdiction.

Well, if you believe that employees are a non-differentiated commodity, that's a great plan. Just don't plan on hiring any doctors, lawyers, engineers, MBAs or anyone else with skills or training that makes them more valuable than the median. Heck, when I finished grad school, the median would probably just about cover my student loans.

A better plan might be to make the case that unionization of public employees is contrary to the public interest and require that all public jobs be "right to work" jobs. Require government to pay fairly for employees based on the market, not the political pressure that their union creates.