[bigbob]

Every cent paid to a public employee is paid by the taxpayers or those who pay fees for specific services. How can an outfit like FORBES fail to understand this?

[mass55th]

"Every cent paid to a public employee is paid by the taxpayers..."

Taxpayers pay public employees' salaries. Even when employees pay into a retirement program from their paychecks, they are doing so with money they received from the taxpayers. How that doesn't add up to taxpayers paying pensions for public workers is beyond me.