I don’t know if they are rich, never said they were, but they are VASTLY overpaid for what they do. My first 2 years and 8 months with the g. were with Dept of Navy here in DC. I was a GS3, I believe, and I was overpaid for what I was doing, and I never worked a second of overtime.
You seem to be fixated on the point that a lot of g. defenders are: Yes, I am sure that out of 1 or 2 million employees, there are at least a few who a. work hard, b. could make more in the priv. sector, and c. (the big one) actually do work that is consitutional in nature and valuable. How many? 3? 300? It ain’t a lot.
Thank you for supporting your country. That was great. It was a good start but as a GS-3, you were entry level and probably did was was directed to you. The guy in the mail room at a big company does do more than what is asked either.