Yes, you are paying for gov’t employees. But where do you think they get a ‘free ride.” Think about what services are provided by the federal work force - air traffic controllers, civil engineers, lawyers. The cheap may come out expensive in too many fields.
Yes, there are exceptions to the rule that government employees are a drag on our free economy. Just like there are exceptions to the rule that private sector employees are a boost to it.
But a relative handful of exceptions doesn’t disprove the point that we have far too many government employees and their productivity versus their value to society is low. That’s a free ride, whether or not you care to admit it.
>> ...lawyers
ROFL! That’s an interesting comment. Should I worry that hiring fewer inexpensive lawyers for EPA, OSHA, Dept of Education, civil rights enforcement, etc. will harm me or my economy? Hope you won’t mind if I don’t lose sleep.