I agree. Public employees, though massive in number are rather tight knit in the promotion of increasing governmental power - as that improves their personal economic position and security. The government class includes a relative few electeds, and they certainly benefit greatly...but it includes as well millions of employees (including state an local governments). Those employees are also part of the government class - they are an interest group and march in lock-step (relatively speaking) just like any other interest group. They are the root of our trouble as they game the entire system for their own benefit.
Just look at the State of Illinois. The largest employer, by far, is the State.