Sounds to me like you're describing government unions. Did you notice how they steam rollered over Arnold Schwarzenegger a few days ago?
There are huge unfunded pension liabilities for gubbermint workers on all levels. State county Federal. The taxpayer will be bled dry to pay them until they revolt
I live in California and witnessed them using the power of their hundreds of millions of dollars to 1000% outspend the Governor on the propositions.
They went so far as to also borrow, so if the GOP has any brains what so ever, they should again put a bunch of similar propositions on the ballot in 2006. They can't keep that kind of spending up and are starting from less than zero being they have loans to pay off.