[jackibutterfly]

"My question is: What is Obama going to do to reduce the bloated salaries and benefits federal government workers get compared to private sector workers?"

Be careful there - not all Federal employees receive "bloated salaries". I've been here 32 years and receive only $48K - that's for secretarial pay. And, there's a LOT of us that work darn hard, too. 60-70 hours/wk - not all of us are slack-offs.

[Balding_Eagle]

And, there's a LOT of us that work darn hard, too. 60-70 hours/wk.

I'm always suspicous of the 60-70 hours claim.

What does your last pay stub show for hours?

[Starboard]

MOST federal employees in the Washington DC metro area do receive extremely bloated salaries and generous benefits that dwarf what the private sector gets. In the DC area $100K+ salaries are commonplace as GS 14 -15 grades abound.