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av8rdave

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10. It's amazing how the right has assumed control of the narrative on pay

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 11:48 PM

May 2012

They have people outraged that someone might actually make a decent living. They have also succeeded in creating a "race to the bottom" when it comes to public vs. private sector wages.

It never occurs to these morons that public sector wages only look generous because of the erosion of private sector wages and benefits.

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