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emperor ([personal profile] emperor) wrote2010-07-07 02:44 pm
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On keeping one's promises

Why is it OK to consider changing the law to allow the government to renege on promises it made to civil servants, when we're not considering doing similar to allow us to renege on, say, PFI deals?

[identity profile] hoiho.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
They're both saying "apples and oranges". Neither sector clearly earns more than the other, across the board. It all depends how, and what, you measure it.

Another anecdote: in the last few years, I've had two jobs, both in the private sector, where the salary, for very similar jobs, differed by 40%. Does that prove anything?