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That is the percentage increase in federal workers making over $180,000.00 per year over the past five years – from Zero Hedge:

…The numbers are stunning: those earning over $150,000 in the past five years have grown from 7,420 to 82,034, a 1,006% increase. More shockingly, those earning over $180,000 has surged from just 805 in 2005, to 16,912 in 2010: a 2,001% increase. And it is on the background of this that Congress is planning on giving 2.1 million federal workers another 1.4% across the board pay raise! Additionally, it appears that the bulk of the gains have taken place since Obama took office…

This is the sort of insanity we’re dealing with. We’re a bankrupt nation – there is no money left; we’re faced with making harsh choices on what to keep and what to let go, and here’s the federal government larding up the payroll. At a time when Americans in the private sector wonder if they’ll even have a job, federal workers are experiencing a boom. This just can’t go on – the government can only prosper if the American economy prospers, but we’ve got a situation where a dying economy is forced to splurge on an out of control government.

Naturally, our liberals are fully behind this – the more government workers get paid, the more dedicated they are to expanding government, and the more union dues are available as Democrat campaign cash. Your tax dollars at work – paying Democrats to stay in charge so they can take more of your money to lavish on themselves!

At the minimum, there should be a 10%, across-the-board pay cut for all government employees…20% for all elected officials; no cuts to members of the armed forces and armed law enforcement. Even such a cut would be symbolic – but at least a bow to the fact that the people are hurting. If the government can’t do even this in solidarity with the people, then it is no good, entirely.