[hinckley buzzard]

Be aware that federal employees make roughly twice what their equivalents make in the private sector. Not to mention the security of government employment, lavish benefits like at least ten paid holidays, paid sick leave , and extensive paid vacation.

I guess "big bucks" is all in how you define it. Maybe for union sucks, the UAW is better, but not by much these days.

[napscoordinator]

The reason the private sector is so low is because we don’t count every swinging dick like you folks do. We don’t have McDonald’s workers and other such types to lower our overall average. Heck you guys have a bunch of welfare folks dragging your average down. Government workers have no such types.....The lowest paid worker makes 21 thousand....your lowest wage earner is about 12,000....Cook the books and you will find whatever result you need. Let’s not even start with Education......That would really make you guys sad.