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Government Workers as Villains: Not Fair

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Gone are the days of life-long employment at a single firm with good pay, adequate benefits and a guaranteed pension. Welcome to the era of temporary, deskilled, part-time jobs with few benefits and a lousy pension.


Growing economic inequality cannot be addressed by beating up on middle-class public servants. "Shared sacrifice" begins when those at the top no longer pay lower tax rates than their secretaries.

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Steve Breyman teaches peace, environmental and media studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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