Comments on: No, federal workers aren’t underpaid

By: Fleuries

Fleuries — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:49:28 +0000

And wasn’t it true, in August I remember them trying to do something about the fact that federal workers owe 1-2 billion in back taxes, that you and I would have had to pay with interest by now.
Wasn’t it true Congress/the House passed something to get the money back, but this article doesn’t say what happened.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/31/chaffetz-wants-to-fire-tax-dodging-federal-employees/

By: psrch

psrch — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:47:59 +0000

tom on November 19, 2012 at 4:01 PM

As Reagan once said, “It’s not that the liberals are ill-informed; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so…”

By: tom

tom — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:01:20 +0000

It used to be well-known that federal employees were paid much less than private sector employees.

Until people found out it wasn’t true.

There went the myth.

By: slickwillie2001

slickwillie2001 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:49:43 +0000

They also go wrong by simply comparing private industry workers with bachelor’s degrees with government workers with bachelor’s degrees. Government workers get people with those worthless degrees like Sociology or Philosophy or Post-Dada Lesbian Haiku.

Those with degrees that have value end up in private industry.

By: stukinIL4now

stukinIL4now — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:46:35 +0000

How about if US gubmint employees just be happy they still have jobs. They’re what you call “overhead” in a private business–they support operations but bring in no money and no business. Then again, the US gubmint isn’t a business it’s a leech on the American worker. Any business that was in the financial straits that Uncle Sam is in right now would be lucky to still be in business but wouldn’t be handing out raises to its employees.

I have a few siblings who work for da’ gubmint and they’re not underpaid by a longshot. They have good health insurance, ample personal leave and they get every fluffy gubmint holiday. For the 2010 Census da’ gubmint paid from $17/hr to $22/hr for those temporary jobs–a pay rate I know a lotta people who would do almost anything to get right now.

By: ChrisL

ChrisL — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:46:31 +0000

If they are doing something unconstitutional…anything above $0 is waaay too much.

By: letget

letget — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:17:03 +0000

And if I recall the fed workers are asking bho for a wage increase! NO the fed workers are not underpaid by a long shot!
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By: Hill60

Hill60 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:17:00 +0000

Other than members of our Armed Forces – most Fed employees are overpaid and under worked.

By: tom daschle concerned

tom daschle concerned — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:16:32 +0000

They produce no value. They are net value sinks, destroyers of wealth.

By: Rocks

Rocks — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:12:37 +0000

Underpaid? You can’t be serious.