How much of an 8 hour day does a govt worker actually work?
Depends. I do about 10... some do about 2. I won't lie, the Unions protect bad employees so much it makes me sick at times. That said, most civil service jobs have 1 year probation periods... supervisors almost *never* have the balls to write bad reviews and that has nothing to do with Unions. I know not why they don't deal with the problems while they can.
Do you see a prevalent vilification of Government Workers in general as part of the problem of "Big Government?"
Yup. People really don't understand that most of the public employees getting vilified make far less than private counterparts. Much like here in NY where regular police got cut while police top brass got 13% pay increases.
why are unions destroying the country?
why are union workers such greedy blood suckers?
where is Jimmy Hoffa?
1) They aren't. Globalization is.
2) Because businesses/corporations/gov't are equally as greedy.
3) I've asked if they found Hoffa at the end of ever union meeting. I still haven't gotten an answer
*edit* case in point to parts 1 & 2 : NY State gave big tax breaks to IBM to say open *here* and employee people *here*.. they promptly found a loophole and had workers use the time to train overseas counterparts before they got layed off. IBM made record profits in part because of these tax breaks, and layoffs.
( related source that I could find quickly:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9130639/IBM_layoffs_raise_ire_in_N.Y._State_Assembly )