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Cuts on the way when public and private worlds collide

Are public sector jobs real? Do they add value to the economy, or are they just a burden on private sector taxpayers?

Are public sector jobs real? Do they add value to the economy, or are they just a burden on private sector taxpayers?

It's a question that hasn't really been asked since the 1970s during the last great spending retrenchment.