Senseless Attacks

September 15, 2010

Daniel Morris of the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy had an important piece in the New York Daily News this week, stressing that workers are being attacked in ways that don’t make sense. Morris says:

“The truth is hardly tabloid material: Most public-sector workers earn a modest middle- class living and are as worried as anyone else about the economy.  But the perverse argument gaining traction is that what public-sector jobs provide – fair compensation, adequate benefits and dignified retirement options – sets the bar too high for everyone.”

He’s not alone: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently pointed out that attacks on state and local government employees don’t make sense, because they don’t earn more than those in the private sector with similar education and experience.