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Title: Why Do Federal Workers Make Twice As Much As Private-Sector Workers?
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Published: Oct 10, 2009
Author: Henry Blodget
Post Date: 2009-10-10 10:18:58 by tom007
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Why Do Federal Workers Make Twice As Much As Private-Sector Workers? Henry Blodget|Oct. 10, 2009, 8:13 AM | 456 |comment8 Print Tags: Economy, Debt, Federal Reserve, U.S. Government

fatcatAn interesting detail from John Mauldin's latest economic note:

The average federal worker makes $75,419 a year, while the average in the private sector is $39,751.

Why is that, exactly? Is it because Federal workers are 80% better than private-sector workers?

And remind us again why, in the interest of cutting the deficit, the government shouldn't just slash 20% of its budget across the board?

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#1. To: tom007 (#0)

The average federal worker makes $75,419 a year, while the average in the private sector is $39,751.

What bullshit..

Why does the local doctor make $250,000 and the plumber makes $60,000????

Stupid author, stupid question.

Cynicom  posted on  2009-10-10   10:23:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: tom007 (#0)

That "average" is just plain wrong. It gives as the "average" for federal workers a salary that is definitely in the Executive altitude (upper GS-12 to GS-14), a definite minority of federal civil servants, most of whom are GS-9 or below, making less than $45G.

Shoonra  posted on  2009-10-10   10:34:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Cynicom (#1)

Stupid author, stupid question.

Mr. Blodget, with his interests in Silicon valley and Wall Street, is obviously far removed from reality. I personally have observed that those working in federal government do NOT receive recompense any where near the private sector. Years of being underpaid are only rewarded if they stay employed until retirement to receive benefits that private enterprise can't afford and doesn't offer.

Phant2000  posted on  2009-10-10   10:35:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: tom007 (#0)

Typical who you know and who you blow pay scale for ass-suckers with friends in authority.

And I guess "they" need someone to harrass Citizens taking photos in public parks.

sizzlerguy  posted on  2009-10-10   10:37:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Phant2000 (#3)

Mr. Blodget, with his interests in Silicon valley and Wall Street, is obviously far removed from reality.

It might surprise some people that the majority of the "workers" in government despise the government as much as everyone else.

It is a job nothing more.

Cynicom  posted on  2009-10-10   10:42:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Cynicom (#5)

the majority of the "workers" in government despise the government as much as everyone else.

I cannot disagree with that.

Remember that old movie The Blob with the young and dashing Steve McQueen?

Well, our federal government has become the blob--an ever expanding, uncontrolled, mass of insatiable and noxious Zionist slime choking the life out of America and Americans.

TRAITORS TO AMERICA AND BRAINWASHED IDIOTS SUPPORT AND DEFEND ISRAEL. TO HELL WITH ZIONISTS AND THIER AMERICAN FRONTS: AIPAC/PNAC/ADL/JPCA/NAACP/CFR/FEDERAL RESERVE/NWO/SPLC/JINSA/ACLU/FPI/CHRISTIAN ZIONISTS/AEI/FEDERAL MEDIA/HOLLYWOOD, et. al.

wbales  posted on  2009-10-10   12:06:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: wbales (#6) (Edited)

The Blob

And The Andromeda Strain too. They are all infected.

sizzlerguy  posted on  2009-10-10   12:09:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: wbales (#6)

I cannot disagree with that.

I fought them for 25 years and lost every time.

After risking my life for four years in the Korean thing, I wanted some compensation for four years of my life at the miserable pay I received. ' By going to work for the Federal I did get the four years towards retirement.

Most of the people that found fault with government drones at that time, stayed home during Korea and Vietnam.

Cynicom  posted on  2009-10-10   12:17:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Phant2000 (#3)

Mr. Blodget, with his interests in Silicon valley and Wall Street, is obviously far removed from reality.

Mr. Blodget also thought pets.com was an excellent "buy and hold" investment and thought the dot-com boom would go on forever.

COMRADE! Why are you not showing your Party affiliation and showing proper respect for Dear Leader? Put your Barackstika armband on RIGHT NOW!

mirage  posted on  2009-10-10   12:58:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Cynicom (#1)

Why does the local doctor make $250,000 and the plumber makes $60,000????

You don't know the plumbers I know.

What do you get when you take a neocon and subtract Zionism?

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2009-10-10   13:21:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: tom007 (#0)

Why Do Federal Workers Make Twice As Much As Private-Sector Workers?

A1: Don't scrupulous integrity and honesty deserve a premium?

A2: What, you think it's easy keeping you all in line and under control?

What do you get when you take a neocon and subtract Zionism?

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2009-10-10   13:26:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: wbales (#6)

Well, our federal government has become the blob--an ever expanding, uncontrolled, mass of insatiable and noxious Zionist slime choking the life out of America and Americans.

I say: The short order cook should let the plumber fix the garbage disposal.

What do you get when you take a neocon and subtract Zionism?

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2009-10-10   13:28:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Cynicom (#5)

It might surprise some people that the majority of the "workers" in government despise the government as much as everyone else.

It is a job nothing more.

Minus customers.

What do you get when you take a neocon and subtract Zionism?

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2009-10-10   13:30:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Shoonra (#2)

It gives as the "average" for federal workers a salary that is definitely in the Executive altitude (upper GS-12 to GS-14), a definite minority of federal civil servants, most of whom are GS-9 or below, making less than $45G.

Admittedly it might not be quite clear whether Blankfein is a public or private worker.

What do you get when you take a neocon and subtract Zionism?

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2009-10-10   13:36:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#10)

You don't know the plumbers I know.

Sure, rub it in, you know the Uptown plumbers and I know the outhouse plumbers.

Story of my life, wrong side of the tracks every time.

Cynicom  posted on  2009-10-10   14:19:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#13)

Minus customers.

Wrong. Wrong, wrong again, gotcha this time.

Our "customers" or "users" were upscale Americans, including many of those that could pick up the phone and speak to the dummy sitting in the Oval office.

I know, I know, yall want to classify us as drones, slugs and other hurtful names.

Now I feel bad again. Yall give us a complex.

Cynicom  posted on  2009-10-10   14:24:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#11)

A2: What, you think it's easy keeping you all in line and under control?

Guess youre right.

Slugging teen girls and blowing out eardrums at the G-20 summit demands special people.

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tom007  posted on  2009-10-10   20:56:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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