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The author criticizes what he calls a "two-tier system" of benefits for public versus private employees.
Manatee County employees receive taxpayer-funded health plans that cover perks like massages for a small co-pay.
The column contrasts these benefits with the struggles of families facing food insecurity.
The author argues that lavish benefits for well-paid government employees create a large gap between public servants and taxpayers.
I often hear examples of two-tier systems which tend to make my blood boil – which, admittedly, isn’t all that difficult as I’m known to be irascible .
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