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<em><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Here are the uncontradicted facts: Michigan state civil service employees had a pay and benefits package that averaged over $85,000 in 2009. Private sector workers had pay and benefits that averaged about $42,000. Depending on exactly how you calculate it &mdash; and some experts in the state calculate it a little differently &mdash; this public/private pay gap can be a little smaller, or a little larger, but it doesn&rsquo;t go away . . .&quot;</strong></em><br />
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For the complete article by Patrick L. Anderson from<em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"> domemagazine.com</span></strong></em> click on the following story link titled: &quot;<a href="http://domemagazine.com/anderson/pa0211"><em><strong>Telling the Truth Wasn&rsquo;t &lsquo;Rookie Mistake</strong></em></a>&rsquo;&quot;.<br />
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