Congratulations on your new job.

I was over at Monster.com and no matter how hard I tried I could not find a job or occupation whose benefits included extra payroll deductions to help fund the Federal Government.  Can you imagine?  There are no businesses looking for people who want more of their salary to go to the Feds.  There are no career objectives for “make government bigger.” Not one.  And wage growth potential; not one note, not one word that guarantees that any scheduled salary increases–regardless of size–can simply be forwarded directly to the IRS.  Isn’t that what we go to work for? 

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