Sorry, We Can't Afford Your Toys Any Longer

I have seen this game played many times before, it's called "Public Sector Employee Inflated Self-Worth Syndrome". Most people who decide to get a government job do so for the simple security of a basic low paying job with reliable but basic benefits. Being a government worker requires no more skill than being a McDonald's worker in most instances. Those who work in the private sector however, have developed a skill useful to someone else and are continually at risk of job loss in exchange for the potential of unlimited reward. When, from time to time, the public sector manages through its unions to inflate its pay and benefits to levels substantially greater than its private sector counterparts a correction is always inevitable. We are in that correction process once again and the public sector is in their "spoiled little brat temper tantrum phase" and we will be called every name in the book for taking their toys away but just be patient and keep reminding them who they are and who you are, the one paying for their toys. cjpost