Government workers feel inflation’s pinch as wages lag

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7 thoughts on “Government workers feel inflation’s pinch as wages lag

    1. …you do know that the Federal Reserve isn’t actually a branch of the Federal government, right? And that people who work for the Reserve aren’t government employees, yes?

    2. Sure. The old it’s private canard: “The Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., is an agency of the federal government and reports to and is directly accountable to the Congress.” But sure, it ain’t part of the federal government.

    3. Thanks Eric, I manage a local park. I don’t make policy, I don’t print money, I simply show up to serve my community, and my country each day. I’m glad to see you appreciate my work. It’s nice to know that you feel you deserve service, but that those public servants who provide it don’t deserve equal wages.

    4. Charlie T, “It’s nice to know that you feel you deserve service”. Putting words in my mouth. What service do I feel I deserve?

  1. Oh, those poor, suffering, career bureaucrats…and what [I suspect the] whopping percentage of them voted for “Dementia Joe” Biden (and thus this inflation)?

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