Saturday, February 06, 2010

Finally, Pending Legislation to Outlaw Double Dipping

So why do we pay these "gummint" guys so much?

By Danny

We've talked before about how gummint employees often have it much better than the public who pay their salaries.

Now, somebody in Utah is trying to do something about it, by addressing pensions and double dipping:
Gummint Pension Reform in Utah
Predictably, the gummint employees are screaming to keep their disproportionate benefits.

But the truth is, these gummint jobs could all be filled tomorrow, including in Ogden, by people who are at least as qualified as those we have now. The jobs could be filled if they had no benefits at all, and had lower pay, especially the higher-end jobs. So why do we pay these guys so much?

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