[listenhillary]

"The federal government is a model employer, as it should be."

So why do you need unions?

[donmeaker]

I got a 40 % raise when I left civil service... but they did expect me to work in private industry.

All and all, a good trade.

[bvw]

"The federal government is a model employer, as it should be."

No, no at all. Life-time positions in the Federal Government are the modern equivalent of sinecures in the Middle Ages. And that is not as it should be. The President has a term limit of eight years, and by golly, no one in FedGov should hold a position for life in any agency, except those in the lowest tier of jobs -- brown collar. Higher positions should be limited, seven years for most and fourteen by special merit.

[traviskicks]

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[NVDave]

To make sure that no one is ever laid off, that’s why.

[common denominator]

If George Bush wishes to keep the wages of workers down, why doesn’t he start with government workers?

[XR7]

Federal workers, on average, are paid almost 50% more than employees in the private sector

And, they have healthcare, retirement, and vacation benefits that us working stiffs in the private sector can only dream of.

[1Old Pro]

The new elite: govmint workers with higher salaries and even better defined benefit retirement plans.

The unions have bankrupted our country thanks to mentally bankrupt polticians.