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To: bentway who wrote (601524)	2/22/2011 5:17:31 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (4) of 1578943

Still no reason to forbid collective bargaining, with those things in mind. I can only speak for the public employees I've dealt with in my life, but the vast majority seemed to be working hard to deliver needed services. I think WI is a perfect example of why c/b doesn't work in government situations. But I just totally disagree with what you say about public employees. Yes, some work hard. But few know what it is to TRULY work hard. And almost all are grossly overpaid for the work they do. School teachers, depending on the state, earn from 40-60K for nine months of 7 hour days -- roughly 66% of the work a normal person does. But that's only the beginning. Then, there are the benefits. HUGE pensions which yield 35% more money than private sector employees for 2/3 the work. It just makes no sense. While not totally unskilled, these people as a group are neither the brightest nor the most hard-working among us. The ugly side of it is that people who make less for doing equivalent work in the private sector are having to FOOT THE BILLs for these people to be overpaid. Makes no sense at all. And it is due, in part, to Collective Bargaining.

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