[cherry]

but it has richly rewarded its life guards, and prison guards, and govt secretaries and its teachers and cops, etc etc....

the govt party is winning big....then they move to other states with their arse attitudes...

[mowowie]

Here in MA toll takers were pulling 70G a year before they became obsolete a few years ago.
And that is before the “benefits”.
It is said toll takers went to work weighing 170 pounds and went home weighing 195 pounds.
Now the are chilling out in their vacation homes on the Cape retired at the age of 45...
I imagine they make even more in states like CA and IL.