I am one of those para-public employees, who got job security, lots of vacation time and other benefits, and retired early with a DBP, and I agree with those who complain about us. 

They are right, we have it good, too good compared to the many hard-working people in the private sector who have no such advantages.  I perfectly understand why they would resent their taxes going to pay for this.

I recognize just how privileged I am. But very few of the people who work in such jobs do. Most are totally financially illiterate and just don't think in terms of total compensation and how much their benefits and pensions would cost them if they were not employees.  

That is the real modern class warfare, between the private and public sectors.

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