According to a March 2010 report posted on Kellogg Insight:
“Vermont, the least underfunded [pension system in the nation] as a percent of total tax revenue, would still need over twenty months of tax revenue to make up for its pension fund shortfall…”
"Once the outsourcing begins, so do the firings, the cost overruns, and loss of expertise."
According to some VSEA members who work in IT, Vermont too is heading down a path to outsource much of our IT services.
Update: Candidate’s campaign manager says candidate visited barracks in official capacity, but during a recent VPR debate, candidate said he swung by VSP barracks "as part of a 26.2-hour campaign tour."
Democratic Party Issues Press Release Saying That Barracks Stop Is Listed On Brian Dubie’s Schedule As A Campaign Stop!
Click To Read VSEA Letter To HR
Some VSEA members seek clarification on candidate’s plan to save $40 million through DOC savings.
The wage gap becomes more significant at higher-paid professional levels. The lowest paid government workers do earn slightly more than their private counterparts (in other words, the state tends to pay its lowest-wage workers better than, for example, Wal-Mart does), but for engineers, professors, and the like, the wage penalty for working for a "New England state or local governments rises to almost 13%. These wage differences are also found across workers with different levels of education: high school graduates in the state and local sector in New England, for example, have a small wage premium (less than 2%) relative to the private sector, while those with bachelor’s degrees experience a wage penalty of 7%."