re: Trump getting rid of automatic raises for federal workers

I work very closely with several government agencies. There are a lot of useless government employees and they seemingly cannot be fired. That is a problem, no doubt. It should not, for example, take someone 9 months to approve a 2 page scope of work. But here I am, still waiting

But I have also had plenty of colleagues leave the private sector for the better benefits of the government. These people are generally the best in their respective offices, as well. Start removing those benefits, and those people are not working for the government.

Obviously the system is broken, the automatic raises, the hiring system, etc need to be fixed. But the government still needs to be able to offer something to remain competitive in the workforce. Removing the benefits doesn't seem like the best idea.