Most private sector workers can only dream of getting the generous lifetime pension and health benefits typical of government service.
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Most private-sector folks don't get a pension.
We can't be paying pensions to the next generation of federal workers when hardly anyone in the private sector gets them.
Government pensions, built into law and mostly protected from stock market vagaries, are the envy of the private sector.
Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what comparable workers in the private sector enjoy. In some instances, the total premium can be 30 percent or higher.
There are hardly any private sector employees who get both a 401k and a pension. There's just no need that Congress should get both.
Public employee unions, in their defense, say politicians have unfairly made them into simplistic bogeymen, responsible for problems that have myriad causes. Not all government workers receive generous pensions, they note.
Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
People don't place their trust in government or company pension plans; they have to be self-reliant.
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.