> This idea that we shouldn’t pay people because they work in Government is insane. Peoples mistrust of government, but really it’s misguided. Never worked in

> This idea that we shouldn’t pay people because they work in Government is insane. Peoples mistrust of government, but really it’s misguided. Never worked in Federal (Federal Contracting... don't get me started) - but I did work for years in a regional water service. We had about a 50% haircut, probably worse and with worse work-life setup in any regard. Easily 1/3 of our department were do-nothing folks skating to retirement. I'm not opposed to paying well, but for any policy proposal to do so we'd really have to find a way of cleaning house, finding and retaining good talent, and working to rid the place of folks not only "phoning it in" but truly abusing their employer.