[quote=briansd1][quote=pri_dk] The only thing that is complicated are your desperate – borderline delusional – rationalizations.
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I find CA renter’s rationalization rather one-sided. Her motivations are all about preserving the pay and benefits of the remaining government employee, never mind that that many have been laid-off, and never mind that we’ve had deep cutbacks to services to citizens.

Public service is about serving the citizens, not about fighting for your own benefits.

I would rather see public employees tighten their belts first before cutting services.

Regarding Wall Street and the financial system, you can’t rely on Wall Street during good times and then blame Wall Street when things go bad. We are all part of the same economic system, so we should all share the pain.[/quote]

How many times do I have to explain that public sector workers already have taken cuts in pay and/or benefits? It’s been going on for many years already. Just one example is the number of public employees who get retiree healthcare. They started dismantling that in the 90s. Since the recession, everyone I know in the public sector has taken cuts in pay and/or benefits. Nobody that I know of has received a net raise in years.

The question isn’t whether or not they should take a hit. The question is who should take a hit before they do so that the hits to workers are minimized (hint: it’s not taxpayers).