[Texas Eagle]

"The history of private-sector employment in the U.S. over the past three decades is one of overall degradation in the ability of many American jobs to support households — even those with multiple jobholders," they wrote.

Doubt if that's true but even it is, that probably has more to do with the explosive growth of local, state and federal governments and their lucrative salaries, benefits and pension packages along with reckless government deficit spending.

[FormerFRLurker]

I agree that government spending is out of control and needs to be reined in, but how does an increase in public sector salaries and benefits lead to a decrease in private sector salaries and benefits? It might encourage more people to choose public sector over private sector jobs. In which case the private sector will have to raise salaries and benefits to attract top talent or even middling talent.