[edpc]

What probably offends most private sector workers is that their taxes pay for the sometimes higher salaries of government workers. They forget that federal employees pay taxes too, so the direct cost to the government is reduced.

This is stupid. Without the private sector money paying the initial salary, there is no income to be taxed. You cannot hire an infinite number of government employees and say you're reducing costs.

[OldMissileer]

This is stupid. Without the private sector money paying the initial salary, there is no income to be taxed. You cannot hire an infinite number of government employees and say you're reducing costs.

EXACTLY!

While I was still active duty in a DoD agency I made this exact statement to a GM-15 and a couple of his cohorts (all scientists and engineers). They could not comprehend what I was saying as they could not get past the initial phase of them paying taxes.

It did not endear me to them.