There are a number of agendas in place today that have anti-government or anti-public-education initiatives at their root. Rather than approach them head on, critics have found common ground by opposing retirement income security for government workers. It would be refreshing if they just fessed up and said, “Look, we don’t like government intervention in our affairs and will do whatever it takes to make government as ineffective as possible. As a starting point, we need to ensure that public sector employers do not have the total compensation arrangements required to attract and retain quality employees.”