Where our tax $$ goes

Do you think government employees are underpaid? Well this says they are overpaid.

Among the findings are:

1. State and local workers earned $36/hour in pay and benefits. Compared to $24/hour for US private-sector workers.
2. 42% of government workers are in a union. Compared to 9% in the private sector.
3. The largest budget area is K-12 schools.
4. Between 1994 and 2004 the number of school administrators and teachers INCREASED by 22% while the number of children in public schools INCREASED by 9%.

Education has the biggest budget and adds over twice as many personnel than the children increase. However, the school monopoly fails. No competition means no reason to try harder.

Is more money the answer? The education unions say it is. But "Jay Greene, author of "Education Myths," points out that "If money were the solution, the problem would already be solved … We've doubled per pupil spending, adjusting for inflation, over the last 30 years, and yet schools aren't better." (see link)

Keep doing what we have been doing and we will keep getting what we have been getting.