The new party of no?

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Why should they be paid a generalized average of what the private sector pays for similar, and in different states? Go look at the salaries listed for government jobs (yes, they are on websites, there is a jobs.gov website) - they sure are not out of line with the private sector in my eyes.

Well then enlighten yourself?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...eral-pay_N.htm

These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Just because what you see in KY doesn't make things so.