LOL. You hit a bullseye with your analysis. One notorious federal worker who couldn't minimully function as a private sector toilet cleaner, comes to mind.
What the 'steamed former ACLU Memeber means is that Maryland, in which glorious state I happen to reside, is home to many many many Federal workers picking up $75-100 thousand, but whose actual worth in the non-gov economy would be, shall we say substantially or to be charitable, somewhat, lower.
Furthermore, many of these Federal "Workers" are a source of mystery to their neighbors, who wonder why an idiot who cannot wash a car, (never mind operate one) mow his lawn, or get dressed in attire familiar to others on the planet could possibly be worth anything, never mind the princely sums they receive for performing the mindless paper-shuffling tasks they are assigned. We also happen to know that many of them are so out of it, they are never assigned anything to do.
It is also envy. Oh yeah, Federal "workers" are mostly really really fat and ugly, too. Talking HUGE.
LOL. You hit a bullseye with your analysis. One notorious federal worker who couldn't minimully function as a private sector toilet cleaner, comes to mind.