Government Workers Earn More Than Private Sector

It has been reported several times regarding the disparity between government workers and the private sector. In Michigan, the state with the highest unemployment rate, the Legislature recently granted all employees of the State, a three percent increase in pay. To me that makes no sense. The State of Michigan is essentially bankrupt, has the highest unemployment in the country, has most of its young people leaving the state for ANY opportunity and has school districts dramatically cutting their budgets and the state employees get an increase. I think that is the definition of insanity. When is it going to end?