[BW2221]

And most government "workers" don't need to worry about layoffs when their employer goes (deeper) into the red.

If the federal government were any capitalistic business, employees who were not laid off would have their pay frozen, if not cut.

[bordergal]

That's not true. The fed govt goes through reductions in workforce quite often, as budgets/priorities change.
Employees are given the chance to move to another job in another location as a first resort (if a job is available, there are no guarantees. I did it three times in ten years), or be separated from federal service.

Right now the government workforce is undergoing A-76 where fed employees are bidding against the private sector for federal jobs.

[Wizy]

Not entirely true...well many federal employees may not have to worry about "layoffs", after act 118 (ironically...the jobs creation act), 1000 + Wisconsin state employees lost heir jobs.