I don't think it's greed at all, if you're going into public service a lot of times you are paid less as a result but it's made up for in the benefits package.

I don't think it's greed at all, if you're going into public service a lot of times you are paid less as a result but it's made up for in the benefits package. If the benefits package gets drastically reduced, then you're left with less pay, and less benefits than the private sector. So maybe some people will still go govvie out of a sense of duty, but for more than a few people it'll make it a raw deal. Especially considering how government workers now have to deal with furloughs and shutdowns. Sure, many people in other fields have to deal with a lot of uncertainty too, but one of the pluses of gov't work used to be stability. Without stability, it makes the job even less attractive.