Don't Blame California Public Employees!

Submitted by Anna on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 09:51

California Progress Report
February 8, 2011
By Martin J. Bennett

A recent article in the Economist magazine titled “Tough Times for Everyone – Except Public Sector Workers” states that taxpayers are now learning about “the banquet public sector workers have been having at the expense of everyone else” and that many public employees can “retire in their mid-50s on close to full pay.”

These unsubstantiated claims—repeated endlessly in media—stand reality on its head. Such accusations are part of a systematic campaign by corporate America to mislead taxpayers and scapegoat public employees.

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