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Originally Posted by njbchbum
but richielion - what does produce the revenue that pays their salaries? take a look at any state budget....taxes, fines, penalties, grants, licenses, fees, etc! property taxes from the private sector are but a small portion of any state's revenue sources! so it is not fair, nor is it accurate to say that the private sector pays the salaries of public employees. a state treasurer takes a pile of money that came from all revenue sources and funds salary and benefit accounts as appropriated by the legislature.
public sector employees see the correlation between their salary and state revenue every time there is an increase in property tax, gas tax, boating and motor vehicle and fishing license fees, sales tax, tobacco tax, inspection fees and realty transfer fees, yada, yada, yada.
the public and private sector employee each pay the same taxes and increases...the private sector resents that the public sector gets some of that money back as salary and health insurance covg and they only get a homestead rebate for property tax relief.
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Having worked closely with budgets in both private and public sectors, I know a few things to be true.
Private sector rarely fails to meet budget. It is constantly monitored and adjustments are made quickly and efficiently... a stitch in time saves nine.
Public sector is much more relaxed...que sera sera! When the need to cut back is recognized, it has gone on far too long. However, the reaction is most often, to look to the state-the source of funding-to fix the problem.
Go back and read RichieLion's post again.
Why and how does the United States Postal Service continue to lose money and yet remain open?