Posted on 08/30/2018 12:09:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Because that's one of two reasons why the President can cancel the raises, according to the law.
MAGA!!!!! What are the fed employee slugs going to do now, NOT vote for Trump? LMAO!
Like that's going to happen. Most government employees I've met are like ticks. Once they hit a vein to feed on then nothing will blast them off of it.
“Except in that same time period corporate profits have increased tremendously. Why haven’t wages?“
Under obama, the economy was very weak. Lots of people had two jobs - part time, because of Obamacare.
Federal workers partied on through it.
“I would like to see all American workers wages rise and I don’t want to tear down other workers because I didn’t get mine.”
Federal workers have no market forces to restrict them and no one to represent the taxpayer in contract negotiations. They don’t face layoffs and get benefits the private sector rarely gets.
Almost no federal workers add to the economy.
The government prohibits growth, the greater the amount of money it takes.
Clearly we need some federal workers.
Clearly they must be paid.
They do not need a union (execution be order by Kennedy IIRC)
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