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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by kelseyfrog on Sunday December 12, 2021 @03:37PM (#29533371)
Kind of? Do you think the market for firefighters is a monopsony and if so, how does that shape the firefighter labor market?
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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by czhu12 on Sunday December 12, 2021 @03:44PM (#29533430)
Maybe so, but this is always going to be a problem with unionized government work. We can try to approximate a free market by reducing the power of public-sector unions. Ultimately it has to come down to tax payers to hold government accountable. More transparency is a step in that direction.
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