https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52637 https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pa

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52637
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2019/11/06/feds-face-a-smaller-but-significant-pay-gap-with-private-sector/
Do you believe that public sector jobs should be paid and benefited, more than, equal to, or less than comparable private-sector jobs and why? How instrumental have public sector unions been in increasing the size and cost of government in the U.S. due to the discrepancies in pay and benefits between public and private sector employees?  Support your position.