Locke, you actually raise a really good point. The entire thing IS anecdotal. I didnt work in a posh O&G firm, I didn’t work for cushy government job. I don’t teach children or own a restaurant. I haven’t seen the financials of every City department or the books of contracted companies. I don’t believe anyone on this board can attest to first hand knowledge of each of these environments. Every citizen is an expert on themselves, and generally totallly ignorant of anything outside of that, and you can’t fault them for it.
What I do find interesting though, is the notion that we as private workers are stuck paying while the other side just receives. Do you like driving your car in maintained roads? Because that was the result of actual work performed by actual people, government or not. Or having parks that are more than dirt parking lots? Pathways? Bylaws to prevent your neighbour from having 20 cars on stands etc.
Sure, that money comes from citizens, but even those public employees have to pay tax just like you or I. It’s just that someone pays you to do something that doesn’t affect everyone, where the public service provides services to everyone. I think?
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