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Chalk Talk: Growing Government Pay and Pension Gap

Author: 2012/03/15

The gap between the average government worker's pay and benefits and everyone else has gotten out of hand. Over the past decade, government employees have seen high wage growth and more government employees have workplace pensions. Meanwhile, everyone else has seen slower wage growth and fewer people have workplace pensions. No one expects a government employee to work for peanuts, but the gap has gotten out of control. It's time to speak out...spread the news!


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