2024-12-06 02:02:33
DOGE's communications focus on excessive government spending. Payroll costs are referred to, but it does not claim government salaries are extravagant. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(15-1-6) Author
2024-12-06 02:29:47
NNN - This is important context that isn't readily available on the DOGE X account. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-1-14) Author
2024-12-06 10:30:08
This graph compares salaries. Feds benefit from many things not shown, primarily deferred compensation (extremely generous retirement package – something rare in the private sector). The value of the retirement annuity is 17.5% of pay for employees first hired in 2013 or later. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(16-1-0) Author
2024-12-06 19:03:26
Per this article based on BLS data: [Link] Government workers make 23.2% more than private sector workers - $61.27 vs $43.78 - when benefits are taken into account. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(13-0-1) Author