[hoyt-clagwell]

A women friend of the family makes $80K+ as a clerk in the local federal building. Mickey Mouse job, No college degree. Insane.....

[MPJackal]

“A women friend of the family makes $80K+ as a clerk”

I doubt it. A clerk job in the Fed is typically a GS5, 7, or 9. So the 28K-52K range, plus locality pay. Now I will grant you that 52K plus 15% locality pay is a lot for a clerk, but that would be after about 20 years of service.

I can’t argue that some federal employees are over paid and Government is too big. But 80K ain’t possible for a clerk.