[bobtn]

Correct, HeadedWest. I ordered MLB TV as a baseball fan, and I'm paying for it of my own free choice. Unlike taxes, which are paid under duress.

I've heard governors like Malloy express solidarity with union members, and that leaves no one speaking for management, which is forcibly taking money from the 98% not in the special interest group, aka public employees.

[bobtn]

JViello"I mean we have lawn mowers and weed pickers in Manchester (Literally that's their job - cemetary maintenance) making $60,000 a year, and their supervisor making $85,000. Holy crap. Our librarian here makes almost $70,000 a year and the library "tech" gets $55,000 a year to put books back on a shelf. These jobs pay about half that or less in the private sector."

Hence the problem. It would be nice to see the state start with a budget for a dept of X (where X NEVER increases more than the published BLS COL index), and if they want to pay techs so well, fine, either there are fewer of them, or their bosses make even less. Because they just print money by raising taxes, neither the union members nor the gov't officials care anything about cost control.

The private sector starts by limiting the budget-the wise way, at the macro level, and that forces sensible decisions at the micro level. Emulate it.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by adamz

New state employees are steered into a defined contribution plan (401K like).

The state provides a match to what the employee puts in.

Seems they can't even get away from the pig trough with this concept.

State employee retirement accounts get 160% match

State employee retirement accounts get 160% match | Raising Hale