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MAY 11, 2010 | Policy Points by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

Public vs. Private Employment & Pay

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Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

State & Local Fiscal Reforms

State and Local Government Outpace Private Pay by 44%


Still More Job Security in Pennsylvania Government


Pennsylvania Public Pension Facts

The Government Pay Bonus

Are Government Workers Underpaid?

Gov. Rendell quote: "Why should state workers or city workers or county workers have benefits that are far better than private sector workers?” Edward Rendell, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, told me earlier this year. “We should have parity, not better"


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