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65cayne...you must work for the government!!! I agree that the government workers down in the trenches (the ones doing the work) are probably doing their share and are pushed just like civilian workforce folks....however, from experience, those at the higher levels are sometimes waaaaay overpaid for what the do or what they bring to the table. If they were in the private sector, they would be fired for incompetence fairly quickly.....in the government, they just get elected to congress!

I think 'Cayne works for the IRS..... I hope you didn't just screw up...

kidding....

Originally Posted by robot

65cayne...you must work for the government!!! I agree that the government workers down in the trenches (the ones doing the work) are probably doing their share and are pushed just like civilian workforce folks....however, from experience, those at the higher levels are sometimes waaaaay overpaid for what the do or what they bring to the table. If they were in the private sector, they would be fired for incompetence fairly quickly.....in the government, they just get elected to congress!

The overpaid/underworked statement has nothing to do with what level of bureaucracy a person works in. There are top notch people at all levels, and there are slugs at all levels as well. My whole point was that the original statistic, by itself, may be troublesome but when compared to other statistics...it is not that impressive.

Hell, if you want to cap salaries...why dont we do it so nobody can earn more than the President? EVERYBOY's paycheck comes out of someone else's pocket...just like taxes come out of your pocket. I demand that my tax dollars be used just as wisely as every other dollar I fork over...