Kalifornia Revisited

[Winstonm]

The oft-repeated lie:

 

Government workers and their union representatives often say the more generous pensions offset lower pay.

 

The facts:

 

But the latest U.S. Census survey, from 2007, shows the average annual salary of California state government employees was $53,958, compared with $40,991 for the average private-sector worker.

 

 

The solution:

 

"The pension benefits for public employees in California are extravagant and they are going to bankrupt cities and counties, along with the state," said Keith Richman, a former state assemblyman who said he plans to launch an initiative campaign to change state employee pension benefits.

 

The conclusion:

 

The bursting of a bubble economy is so inconvenient - not only do we find out who has been swimming without a suit, but we also discover which groups have been peddling lies as policy.