Question No. 2

Some public employees in Wisconsin are underpaid if you compare their salaries to those of their peers in other states. This may be contributing to the state's "brain drain." On the other hand, the state has a structural deficit that needs to be addressed, and one way of managing the state's budget would be to look at employee compensation costs, including fringe benefits.

How would you approach the issue of paying Wisconsin's public employees?

Do you favor taking steps to control public employee health care costs?

Do you support any additional pension benefits for public employees?

Please explain your answers.