And third, many of the cuts are tiny by private-sector standards.
Self-imposed cross-sector standards or regulation to establish an even playing field is the ultimate solution to the problem.
They enable workers to provide high quality care and ensure services meet sector standards and regulatory requirements.
But the price is rich by sector standards and gives KPN a good chunk of the hefty synergies.
In fact, by private sector standards, the occupant of the governor's office will still be underpaid, according to several compensation experts.
Judged by private-sector standards -- a difficult comparison to be sure -- chief executives and management experts tend to give the mayor high praise.
So their pension may be their only income when they are frail.Still, the typical public-sector worker gets a pretty good deal by private-sector standards.
As chief executive of Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored organization that guarantees mortgages for millions of homeowners, Mr. Johnson earned a lucrative paycheck, even by private-sector standards.
Outside the private sector standards are abysmal.Liberals and conservativesIf the "fever under the surface" does eventually transform Arab politics and society, what direction will the change take?
"Here it is not at all clear that private sector standards make sense: Rather than auditing acres at Yosemite and exhibits at the Smithsonian, wouldn't resources be better used to audit cash at the Housing and Urban Development Department?" After Sept. 11, 2001, Mr. Gotbaum ran the September 11th Fund, a charity established to help people and businesses hurt by the terrorist attacks.
First, closer collaboration between the administration and the private sector; standards setting must involve more businesses and trade associations, and fewer bureaucratic task forces.
