Public Employees Are New Welfare Queens

[RoboPoster]

Public Employees Are New Welfare Queens
                                       

 Jonathan Cohn, New Republic
This is an item about why your local fireman or teacher has such a  nice retirement package, why you probably don’t, and the way  conservatives are using that contrast to advance their broader economic  agenda.Friday’s New York Times had a column about the “coming class war,”  focusing on the fact that retirement packages for public employees seem  to be a lot more generous than the ones for private employees. This is  not a new discussion. Experts and think-tanks have been churning out  research on the topic for years. But, thanks in part to the...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2010/08/09/public_employees_are_new_welfare_queens_239316.html

[Kramer]

Public Employees Are New Welfare Queens

This isn't anything new, government jobs have been welfare for the last 25 years or so...trust me I know.

[Kramer]

I should say that not all public employees are bad workers or lazy but my guess is about 35% could be cut immediately because they are 100% dead weight and do nothing. I would guess that roughly 50% of all government employees would be unemployable in the private sector. Likely a grand total of 25% are worth a shit at all and should be commended for doing a great job.