I do write or call my congressman about issues that I am concerned. I also write or call my senators. I have known all three for many years and well before they were elected to office. I am not one who sits on the sidelines and complains without taking action. If more people took the time to contact their representatives then we would be able to have more of an impact on issues that are important to us.
As far as working for the government, that is not something that I have a desire to do. Many of the truck driving jobs are actually independent contractors who bid on routes rather than employees. By the way, I do have a very good education that I would not want to waste on a government job.
I think a good reason to not pay government workers more than in the private sector is that they get comfortable in those positions and don't want to leave. I would rather see people sign up to work for the government for a couple of years in lieu of military service and then go back to the private sector. It would be a much better country if everyone were required to serve in some capacity for a couple of years. Civil service work would be good as well as the military. Citizens could serve in either capacity. We would save billions of dollars in benefits and salaries since these people would not work for more than a couple of years. Experienced managers could be brought in from the private sector to run the post office. After all, there are many who become ambassadors and take other positions for salaries much less than they could command in the private sector. These people serve a few years under an administration and then go back to their real jobs. Many of these individuals are very well qualified with good educations who want to serve the country. The reason to pay them so much money is to develop a career. I would prefer to see these people stay for a short time. It would reduce the likelihood for corruption we see so rampant in so many government agencies. By the way, the head of TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) received a 7 figure bonus last year which is also obscene. Again, this is supposed to be a government agency. My electric bill took a jump after this was announced.