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So you can tell them -- >> my heart is bleeding. >> on average, government employees make twice as much as those in the private sector. when you include the portions of retirement -- >> we've always had -- i worked 16 years in the private sector, my employer contributed just as yours did. and you made a contribution, as well. >> let me see if you have this straight, you have a 72% subsidy that the rest of america does not have. is that true? >> that is correct? >> and i noticed, for example, the administration denied mass at a military base, and i noticed that they used the shutdown to suspend...

So you can tell them -- >> my heart is bleeding. >> on average, government employees make twice as much as those in the private sector. when you include the portions of retirement -- >> we've always had -- i worked 16 years in the private sector, my employer contributed just as yours did. and you made a contribution, as well. >> let me see if you have this straight, you have a 72% subsidy that the rest of america does not have. is that true? >> that is correct? >> and i noticed, for example, the administration denied mass at a military base, and i noticed that they used the shutdown to suspend...

At social security, said we feel the pressure is on for us to erase the back log by rubber stamping them and moving forward. there is a sense there is a problem because of this back log. and look, bill, there is one other fundamental problem with this. this program was designed in 1973. and at that time if you had a disability, in all likelihood, you wouldn't have the advantage that people have today of both physical therapy and medical devices to help you get back. so it is a lifetime benefit, you get up to $300,000 a year. so should we redo the disability situation, and retrain you so you ca...

. the department of veteran's affairs is socelebrating what i claims is a back log in claims. paying out tens of thousands of dollars of bonuses for va managers. chafrm chairman of the house committee called for an investigation. >> i don't think he understands that you reward people for poor performance. >> he was the first of five confirmed cases of legionairre's

Come january 1, 2014, every individual in the company is mandate to do have health care insurance. if you choose not to have that coverage, you face a penalty of $95 a year. >> elisabeth: just before we go, what should the average american do now? what if we say today, this is the question you should be asking your company and what you should be looking at for your insurance coverage? >> exactly. if you're in one of these states where your insurer dropped out of the individual market, you can't keep your plan. you have to contact them. you may be picked up by another insurer. but everyone shou...