When do the Government officials sacrifice?

Over the next few weeks and days, we are going to hear on our television from multiple local and state government officials that now is the time for shared sacrifice. But from while millions file for unemployment as government has forced close businesses. Comes this one undeniable fact this sacrifice is only directed one way. So far four weeks into a pandemic we have seen millions of businesses and jobs sacrificed in the cry of shared sacrifice and bending the curve. You know who has not sacrificed, a single government official or employee.

While hear story after story of private businesses reducing their salaries or even working for free. Not a single government official in all fifty states other than Donald Trump is making a sacrifice. Nancy Pelosi is a millionaire five times over has not reduced her salary. Governors, Senators, town officials all are still getting paid in full. All the young people out of work are sharing the sacrifice will the retired people on sweet government pensions, will they sacrifice 10% of their pension to help them? We all know the answer to that question and that is no. Teachers are having to work at about 10-20% of their normal workload but none have been furloughed or salaries cut to help pay for all the medical treatment. Again the sacrifice as always goes one way. In fact in a year I bet the government will ask all the private businesses again to share in the sacrifice by raising our taxes so they can all keep their jobs and get their raises.

Here is the thing, during the Great recession the sacrifice only went one way. One only needs to look at the booming economy of Northern Virginia, while the economy was in shatters they still roared along. So I for one and done sacrificing and I hope others feel the same. If we are going to sacrifice than government needs to sacrifice, will they we all know the answer to that.