Mr. Wolforth correctly frames the modern day basis of class division as one of public vs. private sector. How can we crave transparency, full disclosure and "truth in advertising" and yet hide the true costs of public sector benefits from the people?

I call upon our representatives to conduct a simple study. Take a sampling of jobs, some entry level, some supervisory or management level. Disclose the total cost of wage and benefits for an average state employee (yes, factor in the lifetime retirement benefits they receive after the average retirement age among all employees) and divide that into the total hours worked up until retirement. That "adjusted" salary or hourly wage, compared to the hourly wage received by the equivalent position in the private sector, is so grossly out of balance and inequitable that it needs to be challenged in court.  

Who's in control here folks? The "common man" does not work in government--he supports it with his back! Disagree? Call for the question!