{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Dan wrote","author_name":"Dan (npub1gz…0zkqj)","author_url":"https://nostr.now/npub1gz7uczyg3kvdf8grlwfmllguc3kehrcc05yvnlypkjklptgql5kqa0zkqj","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.now","html":"I think the average federal employee easily costs ~$200k.  \n\nThe average salary was over $100k, and in 2021. The average cost of benefits per employee was roughly $50k. Factor in inflation and 5.2% federal pay raise coming in January, I think $200k is easy"}