What part of social security am I not paying as a federal government employee? I pay roughly 1/3 of my federal taxes in social security every month. Also, show me any federal employee getting a 6% pay raise every year.

In lean times it seems like government is the good place to be employed. But in good times the compensation upside is limited by that same job security and fixed pay scale. Where were all the gripes about government pay when the stock market was making all time highs and the easy money was flowing?