Government Workers: The Real Untouchables?

Ah, the classic defense of the bloated bureaucracy—if even a single position is cut, the whole country will descend into chaos! Look, no one is saying that air traffic controllers or national security officials don’t have important jobs. But let’s not pretend the federal workforce is an army of selfless heroes working 24/7 to keep the republic from crumbling. Plenty of agencies are bloated with redundant, inefficient, and outright unnecessary positions. Musk simply asked a fair question—what are all these people actually doing? And instead of answering, defenders of Big Government faint and cry “disrespect!” Meanwhile, taxpayers foot the bill for layers of bureaucrats whose biggest achievement is keeping their own job descriptions vague enough to avoid scrutiny. Sorry, but dignity and respect are earned, not automatically granted just because someone collects a government paycheck. If federal workers are so vital, maybe they should welcome transparency instead of recoiling at the thought of accountability.