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That’s a nice sentiment - in that case we should all work in the public sector and and get those things...oh yeah....

• foldr 8y ago
  I'm just surprised that people would propose to solve a problem by taking those things away from people.
  • cascom 8y ago
    That’s fair - and again think it’s a laudable goal. It used to be that if you worked in the public sector you forwent a market rate salary in exchange for job security and a secure pension. Public sector employees are now making market wages + extremely valuable benefits which in turn are bankrupting municipalities. In this context how do you tell a tax paying private sector mechanic, that his taxes need to go up in order to pay for the extremely generous union benefits of a public sector mechanic (who may make more than him)? Lastly I would argue that municipalities have something of a fiducuiary duty to tax payers to get value for their tax dollar spent - rather than rewarding a voter block at tax payer expense.
    • foldr 8y ago
      How do you know what is a "market wage" for a NYC subway worker? It's not like you can compare them to someone doing the same job in the private sector. >how do you tell a tax paying private sector mechanic [...] How do you tell a tax paying public sector mechanic that they're going to lose their pension and health insurance?