[FedfromNoVa]

You say that federal employees are beneficiaries of government largess from other peoples' money, but you seem to forget that we also pay federal taxes.

[Aurelius]

"...but you seem to forget that we also pay federal taxes."

I don't see the point in any case, but your taxes just constitute a part of the salary paid out of the treasury, i.e. out of tax revenue, in the first place. Actually, taxes paid out of a government check, whether a federal payroll check, a social security check or a welfare check, make no sense. The government should just reduce the payment by an equivalent amount in the first place.