THE PUBLIC SECTOR: STANDING IN OUR WAY UNTIL WE PAY UP, Kevin D. Williamson writes:

When it comes to government, if you aren’t involved in the provision of actual public goods, you are involved in extortion. It may be legal. It may have the blessing of the mayor, the city council, and your union representative, but it’s still extortion. And you should be ashamed of yourself. If your only purpose is getting in the way until somebody hands you money, then you are part of a protection racket. And you might want to think about going into a more honorable line of work.

What and work in the private sector? They expect results, as Dr. Ray Stantz would say. Read the whole thing.