 snyder to target state employee retiree wages benefits with talks coming up with the public sector unions for the state it would appear governor snyder is taking a serious look at highlighting the disparity between public and private sector wages as part of the negotiations as michigan rsquo s ceo cfo the governor needs to remember as i am sure he is aware being a bean counter himself that you can make numbers mean whatever you want them to as msu economist ballard has stated ldquo half of all state government employees have college degrees compared with about 25 percent of employees in the private sector rdquo making any blanket conclusions on wage disparities needs to be based on comparing job classifications based on the same criteria in both the public and private sectors additionally the governor will continue to be focusing on reforming retiree healthcare and other benefits to reduce the state rsquo s longterm liability costs for an article on what may be ahead for state workers and retirees read the following article  http wwwlansingstatejournalcom article 20130804 news04308040068 datapublicprivatewagegapwidenedmichigan 19  snyder target state employee retiree wages benefits  