declared war. on corruption, george washington again said we re a late nation of laws, not of men. you get caught with bribe money in the freezer, jail. this isn t this is suppossupposn t a get out of jail free card. you re not supposed to be v a full-time gig in washington. salaries were supposed to be low. if you work for the federal government, the average salary of federal employ owe this is mindboggling. the average salary is $71,206. $71,000. how much is your salary if you don t work for the federal government? $40,000. how is that? they work for you. you are paying them this. and that doesn t even count all the six-figure jobs the government that s actually increasing. and the people in washington, they make, i believe it s $179,000 a year.