[RGSpincich]

Government employees are only part of the problem. Private consulting firms, often comprised of former "civil servants", are a huge draw down on the budget of any public project. Consultants to assess consultants in many cases.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Government employees are only part of the problem. Private consulting firms, often comprised of former "civil servants", are a huge draw down on the budget of any public project. Consultants to assess consultants in many cases.

That's a problem too. So the government is contracting with these former "civil servants" that are now collecting big time government pensions?

[oust the louse]

"Government employees are only part of the problem. Private consulting firms, often comprised of former "civil servants", are a huge draw down on the budget of any public project. Consultants to assess consultants in many cases."

Case and point,here in Cleveland the airport expansion has paid close to 16 million in legal fees to a firm that the ex-mayor(who hired said firm) now work for....hmmmm.

[FITZ]

Government employees are only part of the problem.

They aren't --- all kinds of people who receive mainly taxpayer dollars in order to be paid are part of the problem --- which means health care providers --- for the portion of the work they do for those without private insurance, and educators who aren't teaching in private schools. Far too many jobs now rely on money coming from the government --- we've given up our manufacturing and wealth creating jobs.