[Spartan79]

And to think that 50% of government’s workers could be furloughed and no one would know the difference.

Nonsence. Productivity across the economy would surge, as the oppressive boots of countless parasitic federal bureaucrats would be removed from the necks of the productive class.

[dragnet2]

Bingo...Everyone knows it, but nothing is ever done about it. Middle America declines while government employees plan their vacations and tax funded retirements. I know folks in CA who retire in the freaking 50s with 70k, 80k, 100k and up for life! That wasn’t enough so they’ve showered these government employees with really great medical benefits...for life! And of course, all those folks vote to keep what they’ve got. If it means raising taxes on the beat down private sector, do it!

The financial divide has become pretty damn obvious.