re: Here is an easy $62.5 million to address the states shortfall.

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Maybe government workers have plenty on their plate, but the efficiency of a private sector worker is far, far greater than that of a government worker.

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This is only true long term. There are plenty of lazy asses working in the private sector, and get to keep their jobs (whether it is because they are family, or because they have blackmail pictures, whatever).

I agree that Civil Service needs to make it easier to fire a classified employee. I think the State would be run much more efficiently.

But, generally, I would say the efficiency of the top employees of both sectors are about the same. Where you get the discrepancy is in the lower level employees. This is because if you suck at your job in the private sector, you are fired (unless the above qualifications apply to you). In the governmental sector, it takes the proverbial "Act of Congress" to fire a classified employee.