TakeAStepBack
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Anyone can pick and choose data that says what they want it to say, whala a chart comes into existence that even matches the data. Neat little thing data is.
Well, yeah. the original OP chart is void of federal employees vs. private employees. I wonder why that is? Could it be because the federal government employs more people than the private sector, which would make the entire argument that Obama has not increased the size of government void and therefore a lie?
That's what i see here. The federal govt. has steadily grown while the states/locals are forced the slash spending due to budget shortfalls.
That graph was the only one I could find on it because it seems people want to talk about the pay between private/public more than the figures on how many people the federal govt. employs. Which by the way, is sad. [B]The federal workers make almost double that of the private workers that pay the public workers salaries[/B]. That's not sustainable. Especially if federal payroll head counts continue to increase.
Hahahaha.....um no I don't think it is.
Federal Eye - How many federal workers are there?
"federal workers earn less, an average of 26 percent less, then private-sector employees in similar positions"
The Facts
Now we have someone else that wants to change the topic. Here, this is where I saw what i said.
Federal workers earning double their private counterparts - USATODAY.com
Working in America: Public vs. Private Sector - ABC News
Average Annual Wage
Federal Govt. Workers $67,756
State Police $61,000
Local Firefighters $60,572
State Govt. Workers $48,742
State Legislative Workers $48,129
Government (all types) $47,552
Private (total sector) $45,155
Local Govt. Workers $43,140
Local Schools $41,113
Average Annual Wage
Private Sector CPA $71,216
Federal Govt. CPA $67,531
Local Govt. CPA $64,050
SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, 2009
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