Freeze on federal jobs won’t reduce spending

By Linda Bilmes and Max Stier | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | The Boston Globe

“…Civil servants are always an easy punching bag for politicians, but [newly elected Republican Senator Scott] Brown is incorrect about civil service salaries and his call for a hiring and pay freeze is shortsighted. The comparison of overall pay levels is flawed because the federal workforce is older and more educated than its counterpart in the private sector….”…BS

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