March 28, 2011 — PolitiFact.com cites NIRS’ Out of Balance report to correct the record. Refuting comments made on a recent episode of a PBS talk-show, the article that the claim that that government workers are better paid than those in the private sector, traces to an egregiously simplistic comparison, ignoring meaningful differences in the public and private sector workforces largely due to education.

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