How do you figure state and local government workers don’t pay for their benefits?
I’m a county government employee and I pay 7% of my salary into the retirement plan. Employees pay for their health insurance too. I don’t carry their plan b/c I have my own but others do.
I’m sure some states have different pay plans but to make a blanket statement like that may not be quite accurate.
It’s pretty accurate since the greater part of your municipal work force consists of TEACHERS, and that’s a competitive field. There is a market for teachers