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	<title>Comments on: Public Employees Are Compensated Better Than Private-Sector Workers</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Tax Increases Rejected as Virginia Transportation Standoff Continues &#124; OpenMarket.org</title>
		<link>http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/03/public-employees-are-compensated-better-than-private-sector-workers/#comment-56064</link>
		<dc:creator>Tax Increases Rejected as Virginia Transportation Standoff Continues &#124; OpenMarket.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] already receive substantial salaries.  For example, Arlington, Virginia teachers have average base pay that exceeds $70,000 per year, and fringe benefits of around $30,000 per year.  In many northeastern states, compensation is [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] already receive substantial salaries.  For example, Arlington, Virginia teachers have average base pay that exceeds $70,000 per year, and fringe benefits of around $30,000 per year.  In many northeastern states, compensation is [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Washington, D.C. Government Attacks Cheap Buses, Environment &#124; OpenMarket.org</title>
		<link>http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/03/public-employees-are-compensated-better-than-private-sector-workers/#comment-55862</link>
		<dc:creator>Washington, D.C. Government Attacks Cheap Buses, Environment &#124; OpenMarket.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] train operators sometimes make well over $100,000 per year.  (Public sector employees tend to be better paid than private sector employees, and to receive much better retirement benefits).  addthis_url = [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] train operators sometimes make well over $100,000 per year.  (Public sector employees tend to be better paid than private sector employees, and to receive much better retirement benefits).  addthis_url = [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Washington, D.C. Government Attacks Cheap Buses, Environment &#124; OpenMarket.org</title>
		<link>http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/03/public-employees-are-compensated-better-than-private-sector-workers/#comment-55863</link>
		<dc:creator>Washington, D.C. Government Attacks Cheap Buses, Environment &#124; OpenMarket.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] train operators sometimes make well over $100,000 per year.  (Public sector employees tend to be better paid than private sector employees, and to receive much better retirement benefits).  addthis_url = [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Congressman Frank&#8217;s Mortgage Bailout Pays A Disastrous &#8220;Ransom&#8221; &#124; OpenMarket.org</title>
		<link>http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/03/public-employees-are-compensated-better-than-private-sector-workers/#comment-48671</link>
		<dc:creator>Congressman Frank&#8217;s Mortgage Bailout Pays A Disastrous &#8220;Ransom&#8221; &#124; OpenMarket.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] — now often have generous compensation packages that average over $100,000 annually, including salaries of over $70,000, and pension and other benefits worth around $30,000 annually, far more than most private-sector [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] — now often have generous compensation packages that average over $100,000 annually, including salaries of over $70,000, and pension and other benefits worth around $30,000 annually, far more than most private-sector [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Barney Frank&#8217;s Lame Excuse for Bailing Out Irresponsible Borrowers &#124; OpenMarket.org</title>
		<link>http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/03/public-employees-are-compensated-better-than-private-sector-workers/#comment-45969</link>
		<dc:creator>Barney Frank&#8217;s Lame Excuse for Bailing Out Irresponsible Borrowers &#124; OpenMarket.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] &#8212; now have generous compensation packages that average over $100,000 annually, including salaries of over $70,000, and pension and other benefits worth around $30,000 annually, far more than most private-sector [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] &#8212; now have generous compensation packages that average over $100,000 annually, including salaries of over $70,000, and pension and other benefits worth around $30,000 annually, far more than most private-sector [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Virginia Courts Strike Down Taxation Without Representation &#124; OpenMarket.org</title>
		<link>http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/03/public-employees-are-compensated-better-than-private-sector-workers/#comment-45437</link>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Courts Strike Down Taxation Without Representation &#124; OpenMarket.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Arlington, Virginia teachers typically have compensation packages that exceed $100,000 per year, reflecting salaries of over $70,000 and generous benefits worth nearly $30,000 &#8212; and they&#8217;re not even the best paid public [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Arlington, Virginia teachers typically have compensation packages that exceed $100,000 per year, reflecting salaries of over $70,000 and generous benefits worth nearly $30,000 &#8212; and they&#8217;re not even the best paid public [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Virginia Tax Increase Scam &#124; OpenMarket.org</title>
		<link>http://www.openmarket.org/2008/02/03/public-employees-are-compensated-better-than-private-sector-workers/#comment-45357</link>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Tax Increase Scam &#124; OpenMarket.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] taxes to fund the unusually generous pensions and health benefits of county employees, who are already paid better than private sector employees. (Private sector employees in the County typically have no employer-financed pension at all.) The [...]</description>
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