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Anonymous wrote:Because we don’t get to enjoy the upside when things are good.

Omg THIS.

This. The only upside of being a fed at this point is stability and pay stability.
Once you take that away, what is left?

We may as well go work for private industry, make more money, and save for a rainy day.

My dh and I have split the difference. One of us works for state or federal government (for the stability) and the other works for private industry (for the pay.)

Yes, the GOP would like you to attack all feds and lower their pay too, so they can give more tax credits to millionaires.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because we don’t get to enjoy the upside when things are good.

Omg THIS.

I’m not sold on the idea of lowering pay but don’t play the martyr card here.. There are many perks: job security, early retirement and loads more vacation than most private jobs.

Job security: not if you cut pay
Early retirement: Uh, in what WORLD? Only if you carry a firearm (aka law enforcement or military)
Loads more vacation: only compared to people working minimum wage. Fed leave policies are paltry compared to most leading corporations.

My husband left the federal government 6 months ago and now makes nearly 300k more than he did in his govie job. You want to cut govie pay further? Okay.

Anonymous wrote:Im not taking a paycut.

I work for local government and am an essential employee. I have been told no raise or COLA, but I am not losing money either.

We will. Government always lags the private sector because we depend on tax revenue. I hope for furloughs and pay cuts rather than layoffs.

Anonymous wrote:You mean the pay cut we all took to work for the federal government, every paycheck?

-A fed who didn't qualify for the stimulus

"Work" and "Federal government job" don't go together in the true sense.

What stops people from applying for jobs with the Feds? They'd just rather complain about it? Or what?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because we don’t get to enjoy the upside when things are good.

Omg THIS.

I’m not sold on the idea of lowering pay but don’t play the martyr card here.. There are many perks: job security, early retirement and loads more vacation than most private jobs.

Not everyone is getting a pay cut. OP sounds a tad clueless.

Anonymous wrote:Because we don’t get to enjoy the upside when things are good.

Omg THIS.

I think I'll keep my paycheck the way that it is, but thanks for thinking of me.

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Anonymous wrote:When the economy was booming and private sector folks were getting significant pay increases and raises, did you see Feds receiving those same increases? The answer is "No." So, why the double standard now? As a career Fed who is busting my ass, I resent the resentment!

Yes: This!

Hey OP, if Congress increases locality pay to accurately reflect the COL in the DC area (no lumping in Baltimore and freaking West Virginia to being the rate down) and the comparable private sector salary for my JD from a top 25 law school (plus all the other graduate and professional degrees that Feds hold) THEN we’ll take a pay cut from whatever amount that salary is. If you want me to take a pay cut like the private sector has, then pay me like a private sector employee.

Or how about Feds accept lower salaries for the benefit of job/pay security. Why would anyone with any competence want to work for the federal government is it involves lower pay during good times and now we ALSO get a pay cut during the bad times. Sorry you didn’t do a better job of saving your private sector paycheck when the market was good and now you want to take that out on federal employees.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gradual scale -- 5% for the less than 80K crowd -- and then ramping up (10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) for each 20 K increase in salary -- capped at 25%.

Then we can really say "We are all in it together"..

Bonus: money saved ($$$$) would help pay for the help needed by all the small businesses ...

If money is what you’re really after, far more would be saved if you rescind that ridiculous tax break in the stimulus bill.

You would be shooting small businesses in the foot long term if you reduce everyone's income.

He doesn’t even know about the tax change that allows millionaires to deduct unlimited sums of non business expenses.

Because he is too busy worrying about feds that make 100k.

Which tax change is that? I’d like to deduct unlimited sums of non business expenses

It will mostly apply to hedge fund managers and real estate investors.

Anonymous wrote:When the economy was booming and private sector folks were getting significant pay increases and raises, did you see Feds receiving those same increases? The answer is "No." So, why the double standard now? As a career Fed who is busting my ass, I resent the resentment!

Yes: This!

Anonymous wrote:Gradual scale -- 5% for the less than 80K crowd -- and then ramping up (10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) for each 20 K increase in salary -- capped at 25%.

Then we can really say "We are all in it together"..

Bonus: money saved ($$$$) would help pay for the help needed by all the small businesses ...

Question to OP:
Are you a big law attorney getting pay cut and want the same happen to federal government?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gradual scale -- 5% for the less than 80K crowd -- and then ramping up (10%, 15%, 20%, 25%) for each 20 K increase in salary -- capped at 25%.

Then we can really say "We are all in it together"..

Bonus: money saved ($$$$) would help pay for the help needed by all the small businesses ...

If money is what you’re really after, far more would be saved if you rescind that ridiculous tax break in the stimulus bill.

You would be shooting small businesses in the foot long term if you reduce everyone's income.

He doesn’t even know about the tax change that allows millionaires to deduct unlimited sums of non business expenses.

Because he is too busy worrying about feds that make 100k.

Which tax change is that? I’d like to deduct unlimited sums of non business expenses