Posted on 12/24/2016 10:29:05 AM PST by boycott
The federal government employs 2.1 million civilian workers in hundreds of agencies at offices across the nation.1 The federal workforce imposes a substantial burden on America's taxpayers. In 2016 wages and benefits for executive branch civilian workers cost $267 billion.2
Since the 1990s, federal workers have enjoyed faster compensation growth than private-sector workers. In 2015 federal workers earned 76 percent more, on average, than private-sector workers.3 Federal workers earned 42 percent more, on average, than state and local government workers.4 The federal government has become an elite island of secure and high-paid employment, separated from the ocean of average Americans competing in the economy.
Spurred by the large budget deficits of recent years, policymakers have trimmed the growth in federal wages. In particular, they imposed a partial freeze on federal wages from 2011 to 2013, which saved billions of dollars. To find further savings, policymakers should turn their attention to the generous benefit packages received by federal workers. They should also reduce the overall size of the federal workforce by terminating low-value programs.
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>>Spurred by the large budget deficits of recent years, policymakers have trimmed the growth in federal wages. In particular, they imposed a partial freeze on federal wages from 2011 to 2013, which saved billions of dollars. To find further savings, policymakers should turn their attention to the generous benefit packages received by federal workers. They should also reduce the overall size of the federal workforce by terminating low-value programs.<<
I was in Government. “Freezes” are a minor pain in the butt but easily sidestepped with the right forms and boilerplate.
As for terminating low-value programs, we can only hope. The only programs left would be the military and maybe the part of the FDA that monitors food and drug quality.
I’m 63-retired. I’ll work there part time for the minimum wage to supplement my SSI. It shouldn’t be a career.
Most of the FDA funding comes from Big Pharma. So it’s the big pharmaceutical companies that control the FDA. Amazing how our current federal government works.
Freeze federal pay until they balance the budget.
This article-too much information. Cut the force with a blunt knife. One more year on the payroll. 2 years pay if they quit on Jan 21.
Reduce number of government employees and contract employees and reduce salary and benefits of the ones left and then use the money to fix infrastructure.
This is a win-win.
Rescind Kennedy’s EO regarding federal workers unionizing and then start cutting.
I too am 63 and a military retiree. I've been a contractor to a federal government agency for 26 years. The biggest bang for the buck from the governments perspective is have contractors bid every 5 years for the work. It keeps the costs down. Kept my paycheck not so great for 26 years but that's the nature of the beast.
GS-13's I work with work hard too but they get better paid, more benefits and security. Every 5 years I have to fight for my job. Every 5 years I start at the most bottom of every new company for leave accrual, etc.
Reduce number of government employees and contract employees and reduce salary and benefits of the ones left and then use the money to fix infrastructure.
This is a win-win.
I am with you. Win-win.
No where in the USA prospered like inside the beltway under Obama.
Before Federal employment became an alternative to welfare, it took some brains to get a gov’t job. At least in the intelligence sector where I worked. Today, not so much.
Privatize the TSA. That’s a 100k employyes gone right there.
Worse is most think they are under paid!
Yes, I know of families that are half welfare, half government/municipal nepotism jobs.
What a country!
As you know, as a federal,contractor, you can make more if you check ....
Woman
Anything non-White
Native American
Veteran
Handicapped
I have no problems with anyone being able to check veteran or handicapped.
“Freeze federal pay”
Except uniformed services pay.
When OMO gives raises to federal employees they raise their actual pay plus allowances.
The military only receive raises to their allowances. When military retire the retirement is calculated off of their base pay, which is never tinkered with, so the government saves money.
30 years ago, most motivated people didn’t seek federal government jobs. I know that I didn’t. They wanted the challenges of private enterprise.
That certainly doesn’t apply to all federal government jobs because some people sought certain careers that only the government could provide — NASA, US Army Corp of Engineers, etc.
term limits for civil servants. No more than years at the Federal trough.
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