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I'm all for anything that makes sense, and I suspect that if we had an opportunity to chat, we'd agree on a great many things.
As I've reported, I deal with public works. So does Cliff, so he'd be a good source of stories about wasteful policies/requirements. My field is labor relations (he says timidly, ducking). Interestingly, wages on public works (which are mandated by prevailing wage laws in more than half the states....CATO lies about this number) are interesting. As it turns out, low-wage contractors are actually LESS efficient than high-wage contractors. Go figure. And direct-wages (including benefits) rarely exceed 25% of project costs.
But I have never, ever heard of $60 Flagger wages. Not even for overtime work. In Seattle, the "prevailing wage" for Flaggers is the union wage. Including benefits, it is $27.18. You probably make more than that, without standing in the rain with cars whizzing by.
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