Prevailing Wage Lies Continue in Pennsylvania Editorial

[Omaha Steve]

http://wepartypatriots.com/wp/2011/10/24/prevailing-lies/

A brutally lopsided editorial has been published in Pennsylvania which provides a blueprint for the anti-worker argument in favor of eliminating the Prevailing Wage.

The opinion piece, written by the Patriot News editorial board, makes claims without evidence opting instead for vague semi-assertions such as:

It adds an extra 5 percent to 30 percent onto the costs of public school, municipal and state building projects compared with private sector costs, according to many studies nationwide.

Which studies might these be? I suppose it’s not important. They are, if nothing else, “many.”

What matters most is of course that other states have done it, regardless of the outcome, right?

Nine states have repealed their prevailing-wage laws entirely.

Then there’s Oklahoma, where the law was challenged to the state’s Supreme Court and ruled unconstitutional. The Sooner state has not enforced the rule since.

Other states such as Ohio have exempted public school building projects from the law and have seen considerable savings since the change was made.

FULL story and fact sheet at link.