Obama stop for federal civil servants pay rise of meaning?

After Thanksgiving, just after United States President Barack Obama publicly proposed federal government employees over the next two years to maintain the existing level of wages, do not enjoy the salary treatment to relieve pressure on the government deficit. Obama said that in order to correct the Government's long-term financial route, the Federal Government needs to "sacrifice". United States Treasury Department data showing that the 2010 financial year federal budget deficit nearly 1.3 trillion, or about 8.9 per cent of GDP. Obama the "freezing" pay proposals need to be approved by the members of Parliament, but this proposal covers all Federal Government civilian employees, including Department of Defense employee, but except for the military. United States existing federal employees nearly 200 million people, the salary "freeze" plan is expected in the next two years savings 50 billion over the next five-year savings of $ 28 billion in the next 10 years to save more than $ 60 billion.

Obama, why should the Government civil servants, there is a reason. First, Obama since the Republican party in mid-term elections after winning the majority of the House of representatives, knows very well that if after the status in some critical motion on cooperation with the Republican party, he really became a lame duck. Had to stop for federal civil servants pay raise is the Republican party to one of the ways of cutting the deficit, the Democratic Party strongly disagree. Today, Obama take and Republicans like position, this can not but say Obama has his political considerations. But the Republican Party of Obama's proposal to deliberately keep a low profile instead of a warm welcome. But the Liberals are unhappy with Obama in this proposal, except for civil servants to stop criticism on reducing the budget deficit is utterly inadequate, but also to raise this to many ordinary civil servants and unfair.

Second, although the recovery in the United States economy, but the unemployment rate remained high. As by the common people eat the State civil service should be in the difficult times and people through thick and thin it's past. On the contrary, the United States some of the media after the Government's statistical data study found that the Federal Government civil servants now have a fat job, they are in many occupational income than similar professional private enterprises ' income to high a lot, and the benefits are far better than the private enterprises. United States have unwritten etiquette, Government civil service salary cannot be higher than that of private enterprises in similar occupational salary. If the civil service salary is much higher than that of private enterprises like professional staff salary, that's a little taste of its own for yourself. Now that the Government civil service revenue and treatment has been good to give people a bit jealous, it is not a trivial matter, maybe became popular. So Obama stance to allow the Federal Government (employee) made the point of sacrifice, although civil psychology will be unhappy, but people who can appreciate Obama's efforts, this also allows Obama to make some people.

Third, Obama stop for federal civil servants, from an objective point of view may be more beneficial to Federal Government employees. Some States from the United States faces a budget deficit of treatments, in the face of social pressure, government departments or reduction of public services, either to increase or reduction of civil servants unpaid leave. In the face of the Federal Government, large fiscal deficit, the Republican party is likely to cut the federal budget for the programme, while the Federal Government budget spending a large part in the civil service pay and benefits. In 2008, the Federal Government for its 20 million civil servants in the payment of salary and benefits that meet 2240 billion. If the Government budget reductions, Obama won't let the White House door, but it can allow employees to walk. Barack Obama offered to Government civil service salary increase, equal to the first hit the prevention of needle, so as to avoid repeating the town government departments before closed.