Ten insanely overpaid public employees: yay or nay?

The difference is these people are paid with taxpayer dollars, and we can't afford them.

When it comes to government employees, there’s plenty of news about laid off social workers in Florida, furloughed forest rangers in Minnesota, and underpaid teachers everywhere else. Yet even during these hard times, there are thousands of government employees who still earn great, big salaries – many of them hundreds of thousands more than the $400,000 Obama pulls down each year. In 2009, 347 Texas state employees earned more than the president; 53 of them made more than $600,000. In New York, 35 employees were paid over $400k last year. Since 2005, the number of Federal employees earning $150,000 plus has jumped tenfold: going from 12,399 to 171,689. Much of the increase has been in medicine. Doctors at veterans hospitals and prisons averaged $179,500 in 2010, up from $111,000 in 2005.

See our slideshow here on 10 insanely overpaid government employees. We reported all their yearly earnings, which in addition to base salary, includes bonuses, overtime pay, and other pay. The “other pay” can be things like unused sick days--$594,976 worth of them for one California employee – something private sector employees could only dream of. Oh, and did we mention all of them are men?

Pay cuts for all.

Come on its not just men that are overpaid.But my cup of Joe hasn't kicked enough to post links.But this is a good start.If Only OWS would Occupy the WH they would get a little respect.

The President, Senators, Representative, Governors, School Administrators, Directors of Fannie Mac and Sally Mae, All Federal Czars, Directors of the NEA, directors of the EPA

Or simply any and every elected official that earns more than the median after tax income of the private sector employees they represent, and all government employees that are unaccountable to congress and thus the people of this country.

A mixed answer on this one. The saleries plus made by these individuals are only getting what the people that hire them allow. I dare say that if the State of Texas, or any other state, was willing to pay me 850K for doing something, I would take the job. Greedy? Why yes, but I would take the job. It is the people that allow such saleries that should be fried. And they were hired by a board of "volunteers" or people making mid five digit saleries, 'N that ain't right some how.

Most public employees are insanely overpaid.

Only ten?