There appears to be confusion regarding my previous post about New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie.
The paragraph about my current employment situation was not meant to be a complaint. I was only using it to show the discrepancy between the looting world of Government and the real, productive world.
I love my job and the company I work for. (FYI: The company is not based in Michigan.)
When I leave a company and go to a new one, I make sure I'm happy with the compensation package I negotiate at the beginning. I operate on the assumption that I am not entitled to any increase and will not receive any.