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To: JohnM who wrote (140823)	7/14/2010 3:44:56 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542946

I agree with your comments on privatizing. It's the same outcome for workers when companies decide to use a disproportionate amount of temp and/or contract labor. Benefits and wages tend to go down. I don't see, however, that NJ, CA, and IL have much choice because they have such huge structural deficts. They are just way out of whack with revenues. And taxes in those states are really high compared to the rest of the country. Unions have simply priced you guys out of the ballpark, and now something's got to give. Doesn't it ever make you angry that the union drive for more and bigger benefits has put your state in this position? Doesn't it ever make you disgusted with the Dem legislatures and govs. that gave into these unions? The unsustainable trajectory of wages, benefits, and debt has been obvious for a long time in all of these states.