The Nation - News from Aug. 31, 1989
Citing the high cost of living in such areas as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston and Washington, a consulting firm recommended that the government pay high-level employees in those areas special supplemental rates. The Wyatt Co. of Philadelphia also proposed that every government agency be permitted to pay up to 15% above normal salary rates to top employees to help the agencies compete with private employers for skilled white-collar workers. The report estimated it would cost $6 billion in 1989 to implement the recommendations.
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