re: #228 robdouth

[Link: www.usatoday.com…]

And you’re welcome. Not only do salaries outpace private sector, but…

From the article:

“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.”

So not only more wages, but also 4 times the benefits. Is that enough for far? Also that took 2 seconds to search on google, and I’m hoping that USA Today isn’t too far right wing to be acceptable as a source.

The argument from the Union shil contacted for the piece: It’s apples and oranges because federal accountants do more complex work. So much more complex that they are entitled to more pay and 4 times more benefits. Must be fucking rocket science accounting.

Uhh, we’re talking about STATE employees in WI. The article you cite is exclusively about federal employees, until the very end when it says this:

State and local. State government employees had an average salary of $47,231 in 2008, about 5% less than comparable jobs in the private sector. City and county workers earned an average of $43,589, about 2% more than private workers in similar jobs.

Again, how does that FAR outpace the private sector?