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Interesting article comparing private sector and public sector changes in the recession. Some interesting quotes:

A study in 2005 by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute estimated that the average public-sector worker earned 46% more in salary and benefits than comparable private-sector workers. The gap has only continued to grow. For example, state and local worker pay and benefits rose 3.1% in the last year, compared to 1.9% in the private sector, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Some five million private-sector workers have lost their jobs in the last year alone, and their unemployment rate is above 9% according to the BLS. By contrast, public-sector employment has grown in virtually every month of the recession, and the jobless rate for government workers is a mere 2.8%.

It's been a bad week at work. Yesterday was really just not a great day. That's work, right?

Lately, I feel like I've let all the dreams and idealism for my life drift away a bit. I need to stop and remember what I used to want.

2:27 p.m. - May. 14, 2009