Neither of these data points will be welcome by people who simply believe that government is too costly and too wasteful. And it goes without saying that of the three hundred thousand or so state employees, surely someone must be overpaid and/or working in a position that’s not needed. But as generalizations go, the facts suggest state employees are neither overpaid nor excessive in numbers. This is not to say that governments shouldn’t revisit such issues as pension reform or health care costs; they should just as that has been done in the private sector. But governments need to be sure that their changes to employee packages are not overdone.

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by Larry Gerston, NBC Bay Area.

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