Comparing Public and Private Sector Compensation Over 20 Years (government workers underpaid)

Center state local goverment excellence ^ | June 1, 2010 | NIRS

[rottndog]

I would like to know why NONE of these analysis ever include the dollar value of rock solid public employee job security when they consider total compensation.

In other words, what’s it worth for virtually guaranteed life time employment with little or no chance of EVER being fired? 10% of salary??? 20% of salary????

And another aspect of this has crossed my mind....since job security is a benefit of and compensation for public employment, why can’t public employees be taxed for that extra income????

[andy58-in-nh]

And now, for the real story (as opposed to union-funded nonsense):

Want to get rich? Work for Feds

Excerpt: "For decades, public sector unions have peddled the fantasy that government employees were paid less than their counterparts in the private sector. In fact, the pay disparity is the other way around. Government workers, especially at the federal level, make salaries that are scandalously higher than those paid to private sector workers."

and...

Public Employees Strike It Rich in Ohio

and, finally:

Jobs We All Pay For.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Not to disagree with your sentiments, but I think at this point in time there is at least some indication public employees will be hit with lost jobs.

[RipSawyer]

I was wondering why if the jobs require so much education there are so many state and local government workers who seem to lack the brains to pour water out of a boot if the directions were on the heel. Some of them seem to have the IQ of an average fencepost.