You should join the Democratic Party - your ignorance and the ability to thrash about at an imagined "enemy" make you a perfect candidate for it. You know nothing about me or about the many DOD Civilians who work in the trenches with the military warriors to make things happen. Your own work ethic probably falls short of most of ours and you really have no idea of who you are lashing out at. Describe my "cushy government office" and describe my pay/benefits/perks while you're at it. You have no idea but you have been conditioned like Pavlov's dogs (and the Democrats) to paint with a broad stoke and have lost the ability to to discern between reality and perception. Most of the folks I work with have spent honorable military careers and they continue to serve their country in an honorable fashion because they love America, the Military Warriors they support, and most of all they love Freedom. You better hope they have your disillusioned back if the SHTF.
You should get a clue.
You said, “You are assuming that all Federal employees make measurably more for their jobs that those in the private sector. Many do and many don’t.”
You made my point for me: you admitted that many Federal workers are paid far more than they would be in the private sector for the same work. The perception, and statistics bear it out, is that Federal employees are overpaid. Those of us who are business owners are being taxed out of existence by this Administration just to support these overpaid Federal workers.
I am not denigrating vets, but I sure as hell am denigrating the folks in the first of your two categories—the overpaid category.
Tell us, which category are YOU in?