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children and families, election laws, ethics rules, insider jobs, pensions & benefits, structure and operations, transparency

Private sector pension crisis

Problems in the public sector system mirror problems in the social security system.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerOctober 1, 2008June 29, 2014Posted inPublic/Private Comparisons

Social Security in MA — statistics

The average social security retirement in Massachusetts in December 2005 was just over $12,000 per year.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerOctober 1, 2008June 29, 2014Posted inPublic/Private Comparisons

Limits on “double-dipping”

 The Windfall Elimination Provision is designed to prevent higher earning state and local pensioners from being treated as low income earners for the purpose of computing social security benefits.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerOctober 1, 2008June 29, 2014Posted inPublic/Private Comparisons

Employee compensation — which is higher, public or private?

State and local government employees — on average — receive materially higher total compensation than private sector employees.    Of course, public employees include many highly skilled categories of workers.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerOctober 1, 2008June 29, 2014Posted inPublic/Private Comparisons1 Comment on Employee compensation — which is higher, public or private?

An unpopular vote

I write to explain my recent vote today against the proposal for a National Popular Vote (NPV). I voted in the losing minority in a lop-sided 116 to 37 vote.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerJuly 9, 2008June 30, 2014Posted inElection Laws9 Comments on An unpopular vote

Regionalization

I’m working with state representatives in my neighboring communities to start a legislative conversation about regionalization.

Posted byWill BrownsbergerJuly 3, 2008June 29, 2014Posted inStructure and Operations

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