There are lots of places in the "federal government" where people make (near) minimum wage - like part-time workers at federal parks, janitorial services at the VA...those people are definitely not making $85k/year.
Inflation is largely due to a lack of supply, not just because people want to pay more (more money in their pockets). Look …
There are lots of places in the "federal government" where people make (near) minimum wage - like part-time workers at federal parks, janitorial services at the VA...those people are definitely not making $85k/year.
Inflation is largely due to a lack of supply, not just because people want to pay more (more money in their pockets). Look at just about any industry and you will see that the manufacturers/suppliers can't keep with demand - which is about at pre-pandemic levels. Simple supply not meeting demand.
There are lots of places in the "federal government" where people make (near) minimum wage - like part-time workers at federal parks, janitorial services at the VA...those people are definitely not making $85k/year.
Inflation is largely due to a lack of supply, not just because people want to pay more (more money in their pockets). Look at just about any industry and you will see that the manufacturers/suppliers can't keep with demand - which is about at pre-pandemic levels. Simple supply not meeting demand.
There is that too.