What was I saying about perception again?

Something comes to mind when I think of the folks working in federal agencies. Hard work isn't really it though. I'm sure there are plenty of government workers who come home at the end of the day feeling like they gave it their best shot and whatnot. The trouble is that the results of their work are absolutely awful when taken in the aggregate. And their pay and benefits are astronomical when taken in the aggregate.

Against this backdrop - yeah, Mr. President, I've met harder working folks in just about every walk of life. The truck driver who has to deal with your asinine regulations is working a lot harder for a lot less money than the federal workers who developed the regulations. The farmer who has to deal with your asinine regulations is working a lot harder for a lot less money than the federal workers who developed the regulations. The gazillionaire CEO that you love to pretend to hate is working a lot harder (for a lot more money in this case) than the federal workers who are paid to make his job more difficult. You know, at least until you pay him back with a federal job of his own.

I guess this shouldn't be terribly surprising, coming from the highest-paid federal worker in all the land.  We hear on a regular basis that this fella is working tirelessly on behalf of the American people.  All those golf games and vacations and lavish parties at the White House are just a form of hard work, you see?  The proles in the private sector - the ones paying the bills - simply wouldn't understand.  So the next time you meet a federal agency employee, maybe you should tip your cap and offer to wash his car or buy him some groceries or something.  After all, you won't meet anyone who works harder.