[IndispensableDestiny]

Second, abolish federal pensions for new hires. Give them 401K accounts like the rest of us. Let them know that their own retirements are dependent upon a healthy US private sector.

The last Federal Employees fully covered by a defined benefits pension were hired in 1983. Since then, it's been partially defined benefits, the remainder 401k.

[Reily]

The average career politician is the primary threat to a healthy private sector the average GS’er not so much!