Reply #12: No they don't. But nice right wing mythology there. [View All]

[Hansel]

Maybe in the past they did, but public servants are paid barely on par or less than the private sector. I know, because I live with one. She makes about 20% less than a person doing the same job in the private sector would and her benefits are no where near as good as mine. Plus despite the fact that they keep piling on her job because of budget cuts, she is not allowed any overtime to finish her work.

This is the typical divide and conquer technique that the Republicans like to play. They want tax cuts. If they can get rid of public servants or make the vast majority of private sector workers believe public servants are getting some gravy wages and benefits, they can get the votes so they can continue to cut wages and benefits of public sector workers so that they can get their tax cuts. It's that simple.

Why any average American would root to have others paid less on behalf of greedy ass Republicans is beyond me. The public servants don't owe it to you to volunteer their time and they certainly are not being overpaid.