Get the Facts: Collective Bargaining Reform Keeps Your Taxes Down and Helps Realign Government Compensation Packages to Private Sector Levels
As you try to digest all of the statements made about collective bargaining reform, we thought you would appreciate having a single place containing all of the work done at the Buckeye Institute to educate Ohioans on this critical issue. As you educate yourself, we believe it is important to put this issue in proper perspective. Ohio's significantly shrunken private sector is paying for a government today that is roughly the same size as it was in 2000, but that costs a lot more than it did in 2000 due to ever-increasing government compensation packages. Without collective bargaining reform, our taxes will have to go up. It is that simple. School districts all over Ohio already are seeking higher taxes, as county assessors downgrade the value of our homes. If we want a vibrant Ohio for our children and grandchildren, then we must push back against the status quo of high taxes, weak private sector job growth, and rising inequality between government workers and private sector workers who fund them.
Check Out What Government Workers Make Across Ohio
In Ohio today, private sector workers earn substantially less than their federal government neighbor in 87 out of 88 counties; earn a lot less than their state worker neighbors in 85 out of 88 counties; and earn less than their local government neighbor in 69 out of 88 counties. When benefits like health care, sick leave, and pensions are added to the mix, the goldplated compensation packages of government workers far outstrip those available to the vast majority of Ohioans in the private sector. Take a minute to get the facts on exactly how goldplated the government system really is.
See the Dire Fiscal Conditions of Ohio's School Districts: $7.6 Billion Deficit Statewide by 2015 With Compensation Packages Swallowing 96% of All Revenue
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Find Out How Much State Government Pays for Your Job
Instead of confusing you with generic comparisons that shade the truth like the union-funded groups do, we've made it easy for you to compare what you make to your peer in state government. We use the actual payroll data from the State of Ohio. As they say, knowledge is power.
Data and Details You Need to Get Smart Fast
Greater Columbus Area School Districts Fiscal Report
Private Sector and Government Jobs Since 2000
State Spending 1990-2013
Ohio's Jobs Picture 1990-2011
Annual Cost of State and Private Employees
Fact From Fiction: The Dire Fiscal Conditions of Our SchoolsVideos Big Labor Doesn't Want You to See
15 Myths of Collective Bargaining Reform
The Brotherhood of Brothers Union
Interviews Big Labor Doesn't Want You to Hear
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