A worker is worth his hire. And his edumacation.
Your broad brush betrays your not understanding the situation.
Re: Fed workers being paid 40% more than comparable jobs in the private sector. That is true with lower tier jobs, but falls off the higher they advance in the pay scale. In the highly technical jobs, workers earn 2 - 3x what a Fed gets paid.
Fun fact: not every job has a private sector counterpart.
Fun fact #2: Explain to me how you get to decide how much someone gets paid. From each according to their ability to each according to their need? Out of your little red book?
Do tell.
Are you or are you not a federal employee? If you are, live in fear.
Schadenfreude 🤣