> My main objection to government employees is that they work for bureaucracies that should not exist (especially the ones in Washington). > That being said, I also don’t like how bureaucrats are overpaid compared to workers in the productive sector of the economy. > How much are they overpaid? The Committee to Unleash Prosperity has a daily newsletter, and here’s a chart from yesterday’s edition that compares compensation levels for private-sector employees and state and local bureaucrats.