*0% Percentage the average state employee currently contributes toward pension
*5.8% Percentage the average state employee would contribute toward pension if the budget repairbill passes
*$1.37 billion Amount taxpayers contributed to the state's pension fund 2009 (Leg. Fiscal Bureau)
*$8 million Amount public employees contributed to the state"s pension fund in 2009 (LFB)
*$3.26 Amount per hour worked state and local government employers (you the taxpayer) spent for employee retirement and savings benefits 2010 (the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
*$0.99 Amount per hour worked private industry employers spent for employee retirement and savings benefits 2010 (the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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