Op-Ed Columnist - The Paralysis of the State - NYTimes.com
Though I agree some of the public pension amounts seem way "out-there", I think the main point of this article is a karl-rove type attempt to change the goal posts in the the raise-taxes-on-the-rich battle.
The republicans know there's little support for the super rich so instead of fighting that battle, they're trying to change the target, make the poor/middle class think it's the big bad government over-paying people that's the problem. The message is "We don't need to tax the the super wealthy we just need to cut the wages of those in government". It's a great plan, it keeps the rich versus poor class war going but just changes the definintion of "rich" to mean "over-paid government employees". Pretty soon the Fox news watchers will forget all about those making 300 million a year.
Expect to here more on this from Rush, Savage and Fox News.
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