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• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - State and local governments' compensation - Brief article

By the way, not just the federal government, but state and local governments also provide more generous compensation than the private sector. An average hour's worth of work in state and local government pays $24.17, plus $11.29 in benefits, compared to $17.21 and $7.03 in private employment.

These institutions also provide greater job security than the private sector. Sometimes, however, the security seems excessive. Consider the case of the operator of Washington's...