“So what are the 25-26 million government workers doing?”
They’re getting paid double what you’re getting, retiring at age 55 and driving around the country in six-figured RV’s...while you are still working.
I hate to admit, but after working in private sector for nearly 25 years, I switched to a quasi government job. I retired at age 56 after working there a dozen years. I have lifetime healthcare and retirement income from that government job. The pension from private sector job is a joke. It barely pays for cable and internet.