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From: LindyBill	9/10/2009 3:49:20 PM
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MORE THAN A PAYCHECK The Sept. 7 article "What Washingtonians Make" showed in numbers what I have been squawking about regarding homes and neighborhoods: The people who work as public "servants" consistently make more than those who pay their salaries. If you drive through Northern Virginia, you will find nearly entire neighborhoods of $500,000 to $900,000 homes owned by government workers or contractors. Then you can drive five streets over and find $200,000 to $400,000 homes owned by those who pay the salaries for those government employees. It's a fascinating distribution of wealth. Most government employees and contractors could not earn more than $60,000 on the free market. Their only chance to make that kind of money comes from having an employer that not only never has to make a profit but can forcibly take money through taxation. MAUREEN BRODY Examining More Than Washingtonians' Paychecks - washingtonpost.com (10 September 2009) washingtonpost.com

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