It used to be that working for the federal government was considered doing a "service" to the people. Sure, the pay was not up to standards of the private sector, but this was somewhat offset by a more generous benefit package, including a nice, comfy pension package.I think a lot of bureaucrats today still consider themselves in "service" to the people. But the idea that they have to sacrifice to work for the government may be an anachronistic notion.Jim Geraghty of NRO's Campaign Spot points us to this USA Today article by Dennis Cauchon on the growth in salaries of federal workers. Federal employees making salaries of $100,000 or more jumped from 14% to 19% of civil servants during the recession's first 18 months - and that's before overtime pay and bonuses are counted . . . Defense Department civilian employees earning $150,000 or more increased from 1,868 in December 2007 to 10,100 in June 2009, the most recent figure available. When the recession...(Read Full Post)