You should get a clue.
You said, “You are assuming that all Federal employees make measurably more for their jobs that those in the private sector. Many do and many don’t.”
You made my point for me: you admitted that many Federal workers are paid far more than they would be in the private sector for the same work. The perception, and statistics bear it out, is that Federal employees are overpaid. Those of us who are business owners are being taxed out of existence by this Administration just to support these overpaid Federal workers.
I am not denigrating vets, but I sure as hell am denigrating the folks in the first of your two categories—the overpaid category.
Tell us, which category are YOU in?
Oh, and I just read your post where you said, “I often put in 8-12 uncompensated hours of ‘overtime’ to keep a handle on my areas of responsibility.”
What do you want, a cookie? A gold star on your report card to show Mommy how hard you work? It may come as a shock to you, but salaried employees in the private sector generally work more than 40 hours, and no, they don’t get overtime. For business owners, it’s even more than that—I work at all hours and I often work every single day of the week.
Your comment proves that you are out of touch with the real (non-governmental) world.
Oh, and I just read your post where you said, “I often put in 8-12 uncompensated hours of ‘overtime’ to keep a handle on my areas of responsibility.”
What do you want, a cookie? A gold star on your report card to show Mommy how hard you work? It may come as a shock to you, but salaried employees in the private sector generally work more than 40 hours, and no, they don’t get overtime. For business owners, it’s even more than that—I work at all hours and I often work every single day of the week.
Your comment proves that you are out of touch with the real (non-governmental) world.