I'm not sure what your point is. Would it bother you less if they were all contractors? You live in New York, the 3rd most populous state in the country, so it

I'm not sure what your point is. Would it bother you less if they were all contractors? You live in New York, the 3rd most populous state in the country, so it follows that you would have a lot of civil servants compared to say, Alaska. Nothing in your statement provides any evidence that civil service salaries are rising beyond inflation.