Once upon a time cops and firefighters and teachers could point to good benefits and retirements, but salaries were a bit low – because you were a public servant. There was an element of sacrifice.

Now it’s the other way around – the servants are now the masters and now cops and firefighters and teachers get Great benefits, a Golden parachute for retirement and Great pay.

This has also had an effect on many younger people who just want a gov’t job – I for one never wanted a gov’t job (military excluded) because I wanted to make a definite positive contribution to the country and not just suck off the gov’t tit.

And it concerns me that so many young people I speak to just want that cushy gov’t job – when what we really need is young people to innovate, work hard and out compete our competitors in a global economy.

And in between all of that if they still want to work for the gov’t and serve the community they should volunteer in some way.