Democrats and their minions in the public sector unions have been stomping their feet and fists over Wisconsin's Act 10, which requires public sector workers to pay a larger share of their pension contributions and healthcare insurance. Wisconsin's recall election is a result of their collective hissy-fit.
But are things that bad for public sector employees in WI? Not really. A study shows that public employees received wages and benefits 22% greater than their counterparts in the private sector: <http://www.aei.org/files/2012/05/30/-biggs-public-sector-pay-in-wisconsin_171058470108.pdf> "However, even following Act 10, pension benefits for Wisconsin public employees are roughly 4.5 times more valuable than private sector levels while health benefits are about twice as generous as those paid by larger private sector Wisconsin employers. This difference results in a combined salary-benefits compensation premium of around 22 percent for state workers over private sector workers, with varying but often larger pay advantages for local government employees." Down with public sector unions! Oh wait, they are down: <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304821304577436462413999718.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTTopStories> Serves those greedy bastards right! Francis Drouillard, PE Novato, CA 94945 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
