# Govenor Scott Walker (R) WI

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 17, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govenor-scott-walker-r-wi/571743 "2011-02-17T20:56:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/govenor-scott-walker-r-wi/571743/628 "2011-02-27T21:53:30Z")

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> From Time Magazine’s editorial:
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> > …TIME contributor Amanda Ripley takes a deeper look at this idea and observes that pretty much every job in America has increased standards of productivity over the past 20 years — except those in the public sector.

As I pointed out in another thread:

> [@Governor Scott Walker just sealed his own fate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-scott-walker-just-sealed-his-own-fate/572417/106):
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> That’s a really disingenuous point for anyone who knows about [Baumol’s Cost Disease](http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/taxes/americas-economic-illness-baumols-dis/19752285/). From the [Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumol's_cost_disease):
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> > Baumol’s cost disease is often used to describe the lack of growth in productivity in public services such as public hospitals and state colleges. Since many public administration activities are heavily labor-intensive there is little growth in productivity over time because productivity gains come essentially from a better capital technology.
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> Not that Ms. Ripley is necessarily aware of Baumol’s work; I have no idea. But if not, someone should make her aware of it.

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