“Federal employees are also earning higher wages and benefits than private sector workers do.”
A meaningless statement without comparing job skills, education, etc. For example, the average engineer makes more than an average wage.
Conservatives should avoid such comparisons since they rest upon marxist foundations. Should everyone make the average wage?
Most Fed Gov jobs are grossly overpaid considering the hours, time off, benefits, pension, etc compared to the private sector even in simliar jobs.
Govt jobs are akin to make work by and large and require taking money from the private sector to fund mostly useless endeavors.
The more govt jobs that are “created” the worse the private sector will get. Its at the federal level, state level, city levels, etc.
Get off your high horse. Everybody makes comparisons, you have to before you can make a decision.
The government employs a wide variety of workers, janitors, teachers, doctors, lawyers and up to rocket scientists. It may not be an exact match to the mix of jobs to those in the private sector, but it's close enough. It's certainly close enough to make your 'marxist' comment irrelevant.