"Public sector employees lack the opportunities presented in the private sector."
Wow, I missed that vote. Did someone pass a law saying that someone working on the government side couldn't take a job in the private sector. Even the ones who AREN'T supposed to use the revolving door between government regulatory work and the private sector they regulate largely ignore that law anyway.
I know a TON of ex-Coasties Marine Safety types working either for ABS, the shipping companies, big Fishing, or the like. No cooling off period or nothing.
I'm assuming they took those jobs AFTER retirement. If so, then that's their right. But someone who has dedicated their career to public service rarely has the same opportunities as someone who has dedicated their career to the private sector.
For the record, I'm a believer in a "cooling off" period.