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i have news for you... the fedgov does not employ the best and brightest. mostly just people that want job security

i have never run into any adaptive, creative fast thinkers.

I reenlisted the first time because of the economy and job security during the Clinton administration. I might not be the brightest bulb in the box, but I have been to war, and will go again if asked. I have been separated from my family for months at a time.

I stayed because I like it. I will double my pay the first year after I retire.
I agree there are leaches around that produce nothing, and collect a pay check, but you will find those people in all business.

I agree there should be term limits on the congress critters. So many of them are far out of touch with reality. I doubt any of them could tell you what a gallon of milk cost.

i have news for you... the fedgov does not employ the best and brightest. mostly just people that want job security

i have never run into any adaptive, creative fast thinkers.

You might (or might not) want to qualify that statement. For a majority of the Dept/Agencies, yeah, that's true. There's a LOT of people who sit behind desks and gum up idiot work all day long, for 30 years.

They tend to be in useless agencies like FDA, DOT, Energy, N.E. Arts, etc. But we shouldn't have those agencies to begin with, so cutting the salaries would only be solving a portion of the problem.

If you think about Defense, L/E, Intel, etc. - groups that actually do what the Gov. ought to be doing, there are a lot of smart, dedicated, talented people in those ranks. They already earn less than they could in private industry in order to serve our country. Slashing their salary would really force many of these folks out of service just in order to provide for their families.

I total, I agree with your sentiment for many folks in the Gov. but there's sizable sectors where that doesn't hold true.