Californians believe public employees' benefits are too generous
A greater number of California residents believe the employee benefits packages for public workers are too high, according to a recent survey by the University of California-Berkeley. The university found that 42 percent of respondents believe benefits packages are too generous - a 10 percent increase from two years ago.
Only 32 percent of respondents believe benefits are at appropriate levels, while 73 of respondents would welcome a salary cap on when settling benefits plans in the future. Mark DiCamillo, the director of the poll, cited recent public scandals that have soured public perception on benefits.
"There have been very well-publicized abuses that have reached the public, and I think that has really contributed to this turning view that they are too generous," DiCamillo told the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
The survey also found that 69 percent of respondents do not oppose increasing the monthly rate of employee contributions and 60 percent are in favor of raising the minimum retirement age above 50 years old. Forty-six percent of respondents believe labor unions "do more harm than good," but only about 50 percent are in favor of stripping collective bargaining rights.
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