[dragnet2]

I remember when public service was public service, not an easy way to make money.

I remember the old days when people shunned government jobs for the lucrative private sector.

[hedgetrimmer]

Now it’s the public sector that’s lucrative. Guaranteed pension, often at 100% of salary and loads of perks like health insurance for life. Public pensions are bankrupting county governments, they’re the reason that our roads can’t won’t be fixed, because nearly every dollar the county takes in goes to fund the pensions.