Federal Employees Get 2% Average Pay Increase

In the middle of one of the worst economic periods in our history, our representatives have taken it upon themselves to give federal employees an average 2% raise. That completely defies logic and common sense and it flies in the face of constitutional fiduciary responsibility. NO rational argument could justify giving federal employees raises while citizens are suffering to this extent economically.

It makes one curious what our representatives have been doing with the federal payroll while you and I have been struggling to survive. Here are some facts just reported in the National Review:

1. % increase in the number of federal employees making more than $100k/yr = 46%
2. % increase in the number of federal employees making more than $150k/yr = 119%
3. % increase in the number of federal employees making more than $170k/yr = 93%
4. Number of people in the Transportation Department making more than $170k/yr increased from ONE to 1,690! (Just chew on THAT beauty of a statistic for a minute!)
5. FIVE TIMES more people in the Defense Dept making more than $170k/yr.
6. Average salary for federal employees is $71,206/yr while the average private sector salary is $40,331/yr. (And that doesn't account for the much more generous benefits for government employees!)

Do you see ANYTHING wrong with this picture? Does it bother you that, if you include the dollar value of benefits, federal employees make nearly TWICE what the average private sector non-government employee makes? Does it bother you that, while the average private sector employee is suffering greatly in this economy, government employees are GRANTING TO THEMSELVES salary increases as if there's no such problem?

Where is the morality in this? Oh, that's right! Morality is 'relative' now. There are no absolutes except what you want to define for yourself and the special interests you serve.

What about responsibility? Well, Congress, the Executive Branch and the Supreme Court began redefining the constitution and constitutional responsibilities a long time ago. That too is 'relative' today. 'Responsibility' is what you feel like defining it to be. Responsibility to special interests is the easier and more profitable way to go. Grow a spine and do the right thing? You can't be serious!

Open questions to our so-called representatives: When exactly can we expect you to start representing what we want rather than what you want? When exactly can we expect you to start representing us ahead of special interests and your party? Answer: probably never with this current crop of self-serving, agenda-serving, special interest-serving, and party-serving poor excuses for representatives of The People!