Who said you can’t get rich working for the government?
"The Commerce Department recently released its annual report on worker compensation by industry. In particular, the report compared the average compensation for federal civilian (nonmilitary) workers versus those employed in the private sector. We’ve long known that the average federal worker makes more than the average private industry worker.
The new report was a shocker as it revealed that the average federal worker made more than twice that of the average private sector worker in 2009 - $123,000 versus $61,000!"
Then you have this, "We begin by looking at average wages not including benefits over the last decade. We see in the chart below that in 2009, the average wage for the apprx. 1.95 million Federal civilian workers was $81,258, which compared to an average of $50,462 for the nations apprx. 101 million private sector workers (measured in full-time equivalents)."
Finally, you have the benefits, "The next chart is even more eye- popping! The federal pay advantage is even more remarkable when worker benefits are included. In 2009, federal worker compensation (wages and benefits) averaged a whopping $123,049, which was more than double the private sector average of $61,051.
Average Total Compensation
Of the $123,049 earned by the average federal civilian worker, $41,791 was in benefits. Compare that to the average private industry worker who made $61,051, of which only $10,589 was in benefits. Federal workers get almost four times the benefits compared to the private sector, and two-and-a-half times that of state and local government employees!"
This is what happens when unions control government. This is not because of better workers, harder workers, more competent workers. This is because of union agreements and politicians trying to make friends with the unions.
We have a deficit, in part, because unions control pay and policy. This is why we need regime change in November, anything less will continue the fiscal collapse of our Federal government.