Trying to get a Government Job

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

That story is a load. Or more accurately it is titled quite creatively. The data doesn't show that a person working for the gov't makes double what another person does in the private sector FOR THE SAME JOB. It says that gov't workers are paid more but does not account for why. Mostly it is because the Fed delegates out the lower level jobs to contractors now.

What most people forget about and don't account for is the benefits people receive while working for the feds.