Some Democratic aides think the proposed federal benefits package
would cost about $3 billion, though there is disagreement about whether
those costs would span five or 10 years. The expansion would give
federal employees a rare victory after the Trump administration has
sought to cut their benefits for three years. Many of them also endured
the longest-ever government shutdown under the current administration
roughly one year ago.
Your average US federal worker in 2017 already made $80,000 a year, 67% more than the raw average US wage of $48,000 in 2017.
But no, they need more money to stay home with baby.
