Ever wonder where your tax dollars really go? Cops? Firemen? Schools? Courtesy of the libertarian Reason magazine: take a look down the drain:
There was a time when government work offered lower salaries than comparable jobs in the private sector but more security and somewhat better benefits. These days, government workers fare better than private-sector workers in almost every area–pay, benefits, time off, and job security. And not just in California.
According to a 2007 analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Asbury Park Press, “the average federal worker made $59,864 in 2005, compared with the average salary of $40,505 in the private sector.” Across comparable jobs, the federal government paid higher salaries than the private sector three times out of four, the paper found. As Heritage Foundation legal analyst James Sherk explained to the Press, “The government doesn’t have to worry about going bankrupt, and there isn’t much competition.”
As Texas Guinan used to say in welcoming visitors to her nightclubs, like the El Fey and the Silver Slipper: Hello, Suckers!
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