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Dave Zweifel: Don’t slam state workers over pensions

The people who work for Wisconsin government are being demonized once again.

Government workers are either – take your pick – lazy and shiftless or coddled and overpaid.

The latest fuel for state worker bashers came from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, which last week issued a report that shows Wisconsin public employees pay a smaller share of their retirement costs than those in other states. Plus, they then receive higher pension benefits than nearly everyone else when they retire.