I got curious about your assertion, so decided to get some numbers. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/999101.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/999101.htm -- an

I got curious about your assertion, so decided to get some numbers. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/999101.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/999101.htm -- annual mean wage of the 2,639,180 employees of the federal government, $76,810 https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm -- annual mean wage off all 144,733,270 employees in the nation, $51,960 Of course the federal government might legitimately need higher average skill levels than the rest of the economy does. I wonder how that ratio, $76,810 / $51,960, compares to the ratio in other countries, particularly those with a reputation for being well-governed.