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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/21/trump-republicans-plan-to-target-government-workers-benefits-and-job-security/

"President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are drawing up plans to take on the government bureaucracy they have long railed against, by eroding job protections and grinding down benefits that federal workers have received for a generation. Hiring freezes, an end to automatic raises, a green light to fire poor performers, a ban on union business on the government’s dime and less generous pensions — these are the contours of the blueprint emerging under Republican control of Washington in January. "

Welcome to the world that the private sector has been living in for years now. [/quote]

Here's what I don't understand. The world that the private sector has been living in for years has been one that is basically raping the working people while the corporate overlords line their pockets.

The working people would be much better off with job protections and pensions that federal employees enjoy. (But let's not pretend that the job protections and pensions that they enjoy haven't also been eroded--they certainly have. Federal retirement benefits are nothing like they used to be.)

So somehow the questions are not: Why doesn't the private sector offer benefits that are similar to those of federal employees? Why doesn't Congress push to protect their constituents like they protect themselves and their congressional employees?

[b]Instead the question is: Why don't federal employees suffer like the rest of us?[/b]

What we have here is a circular firing squad. Rather than turning our weapons on corporations and business owners, we turn the weapons on each other. Misery loves company I suppose.[/quote]

b/c people opt into government jobs (although clearly not so easy any longer) and agree to receive less money in exchange for pensions, healthcare and job security.  I'm not a Fed; I'm a teacher.  But my IT pals in government could be making shit loads more in the private sector.  Job security is nonexistent, however, and when you have a family to support, you don't want to risk it.

I have two kids.  Both my husband and I are educators.  We live comfortably but certainly don't have the salary to buy us a European vacation each year.  Our healthcare is number one, however, and when we retire, we'll probably draw in a combined income of over $120K - maybe more b/c his salary is much higher now in a new position.  We also contribute to a shared plan and have our own individual plans.

So while we're not making $500K a year, we live w/in our means, have saved up for the future (including college) and work our asses off in our jobs.

I don't feel the need to apologize for my choices.

You made your decision.  Now live with it.[/quote]

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