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While we're on the subject of cost cutting, here's a crop ready for the reaper. When I was hired as a federal civil servant in 1963, there were just a handful feeding this well at the government trough. The real attractions of federal civil service were job stability and excellent benefits. Sadly, they still have those things PLUS huge salaries without working for it. Civil servants long argued that they should be paid equivalent salaries to those in private industry with equivalent job responsibilities. Apparently, no one had the guts to tell them that no civil servant had any responsibility equivalent to anyone in private industry. Now, before you go off on a rant, allow me to explain. There is only on civil servant with any responsibility, the President. They all work for the President and the President is responsible for all that they do. Everyone who works in private industry has some responsibility. Every employee in private industry has a responsibility to contribute to the profitable growth of their organization. Even the janitor, in keeping the workplace clean, is helping every other employee focus on their responsibilities of contributing to the profitable growth of the organization. In other words, every employee is paid to perform their roles in a manner that helps the organization accomplish its mission. Civil servants have no mission. They are paid to put in their hours and do what they are told. They are "successful" even if their organization is not. And we all know, that few government agencies are "successful." Now, who is responsible when the government fails? The President