There's a valid question to be asked about why the government allows union contracts that seem tailor-made to keep people who don't want to work hard (by making

There's a valid question to be asked about why the government allows union contracts that seem tailor-made to keep people who don't want to work hard (by making it impossible to get fired and underpaying people) while encouraging young, ambitious folks to leave, where they can be promoted more easily and aren't managed by less competent administrators. But "just get rid of 80% of the bureaucrats" isn't how you start that conversation.