ABCNews.com has a video report entitled “How do Wages Stack up Nation Wide?: A look into government wages versus those in the private sector.” The point of their report is to determine whether Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has a point. Are his unionized public workers being ‘overpaid’?

In my opinion, however, the wrong question is being asked.  It accepts the ‘framing’ and plays into the hands of union-busting conservatives. Continue reading →