As we’ve previously noted, the long-held image of the poor, underpaid public servant is far from representative of today’s federal worker. An analysis by USA Today revealed just how good the past few years have been for the Washington workforce.

This week, the House of Representatives interrupted its “August Recess” to rush back to Washington to pass yet another ‘emergency’ bailout; this time, a $26-billion spending package the nation cannot afford, to supplement pay for state workers the states cannot afford.

Today’s USA TODAY discusses the disparity between the salaries and benefits of private and public sector employees.

Friday Funnies: 5 jokes about government spending ICYMI: “Republicans decry stimulus funds for iPods, cellphones” Did you get your money’s worth from Congress last week? BA

This morning, Michael Medved argues in USA Today that the government poses a greater threat to the nation’s economy than any of the recently reviled corporations.

Today’s Investors Business Daily opines on the dangers of hiking taxes in attempt to address the deficit crisis.

Today’s Investors Business Daily reports on a few of the many taxes hikes scheduled to hit when the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2011.

Friday Funnies: 5 jokes about government spending ICYMI: “The Government Pay Bonus” What would the founders think of our spending today? BA

Today’s Washington Post reports on the Pentagon’s attempt to cut spending by $100 billion: Pentagon officials said Monday that they plan to try to cut as much as $100 billion over the next five years out of the billions of dollars spent annually in buying weapons systems and other services from outside contractors. Gates said [...]

Today’s Washington Post discusses the U.S.’ greatest fiscal challenge — stabilizing the US debt: An international push to cut deficits in half by 2013 may sound impressive, but the United States already is on track to meet that target without significant policy changes. The harder task for President Obama will be achieving a second goal [...]