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• Productivity and the Value of a Public Worker
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   July 12, 2012
• We focus too much on how much government employees are paid. The real question we should be asking is what a good public worker is worth.
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• Why Honest Numbers Are Good for Public Pensions
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   July 9, 2012
• The new pension-accounting standards for governments were bitterly opposed by unions and many pension administrators, but they are good for governments, their employees and their taxpayers.
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• John Roberts and the Defiance of the Tribe
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   July 2, 2012
• In choosing a courageous path in the health-care ruling, the chief justice acted to protect and strengthen institutions that are in a very fragile place.
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• The Myth That We Lack Good Leaders
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   June 28, 2012
• There are as many of them as there ever have been. Sometimes, though, it takes us a while to recognize them.
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• Dogtown and the Dirtiest City in America
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   June 25, 2012
• Santa Monica and Chattanooga were in trouble a few decades ago. They placed their bets on sustainability, and today it’s paying off.
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• Our Brewing Federal Fiscal Calamity
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   June 21, 2012
• We can’t keep borrowing to pay for the basic operating costs of government.
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• Why Our Unions Need to Leave Politics Behind
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   June 18, 2012
• A strong labor movement is good for the country. Unions should stop doling out campaign cash and focus on organizing.
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• America’s Looming Pension Shock
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   June 14, 2012
• After decades of gains, millions of Americans are slipping into poverty just as they near retirement age. The result will be a crisis for governments — one that they should be thinking about now.
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• The Question Our Auditors Don’t Answer: Is This Program Working?
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   June 11, 2012
• Ferreting out waste and mismanagement is important, but what we really need from our watchdogs is work that improves the public’s trust in government.
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• Cities and the Coming Walmart Invasion
• Posted By: Mark Funkhouser |   June 7, 2012
• The world’s biggest retailer wants to build stores in urban areas. That’s good for cities, but they need to be careful.
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