Should government workers earn more than private sector workers? Why or why not? Before responding, consider the following from Your Tax $$$ in World Magazine, pg. 14.
An analysis on Dec. 11 by USA Today shows that at least one sector of the job market has been thriving during the past 18 months – the one your tax dollars pay for.
The paper analyzed the 2 million federal workers tracked by the database of the Office of Personnel Management, which excludes the White House, Congress, the postal service, intelligence agencies, and uniformed military personnel. Its findings: 19 percent of federal workers make more than $100,000 per year (before overtime and bonuses), compared to 14 percent when the recession began. The average federal worker’s pay is now $71,206, much higher than the average private sector worker’s pay of $40,331.
“There’s no way to justify this to the American people,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told the paper. “It’s ridiculous.”
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