Quote from jsp326:
Exactly. When trying to defend really bad state/Fed employees, people sometimes say "well, there are also bad employees and customer service in the private sector." The difference is that I won't be paying that rude McDonald's employee's salary the next 25 years nor his pension/benefits for life afterwards. The job security is almost bulletproof in many of those jobs (though perhaps less so in state/local government now with the budget problems).
