Thisguy808,

I think what you are saying about compensation for government employees and the private sector is based on very old data.   

In Hawaii, 
County workers' average salary and benefits:  $87K/yr.
State workers' average salary and benefits:  $68K/yr.
Private sector workers' average salary and benefits:  $55K/yr.

The source of this information is the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and you can find a Report on Hawaii for Spring 2017 from Grassroot Institute.

Private Sector workers are paying taxes towards funding government workers' pensions and many/most are likely unable to save anything for their own future retirement and healthcare needs.