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Originally Posted by Heaven
That's fine to consider adding a larger deductible or co-insurance to town employee plans, but to be equitable then the wages/salaries need to be re-evaluated as the "total compensation" for the job needs to mirror private sector. One of the "compensations" to a town employee for accepting 60% "going rate" salary of an equivalent private sector job are the other benefits, including health care and retirement. It is unfair to rape the compensation package of the wheat and leave the chaff. I'm sorry, I mean "reap".
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Heaven:
I appreciate your point, but when unemployment is in excess of 10% the "going rate" also is lower than it used to be. This is a basic economic fact. For example, when my pension was terminated this year and my health insurance premiums went up $100.00 a month I wasn't given any salary adjustment. Rather, I considered myself lucky to retain my job. Times are tough and folks who share your thinking are contributing to the bankruptcy of this country. We all need to make due with less regardless of whether we work in the public or private sectors. No one is exempt.