Republicans rage against overpaid government workers and their gold-plated benefits, arguing that private contractors could perform many of the same services cheaper. Well... you get what you pay for:

Private security guards protecting the Social Security Administration were found napping, watching television, chatting with coworkers, talking for hours on the phone and failing to check identification badges at security checkpoints, according to a new watchdog report. ... During a weekend spot check, a guard was found watching a small television under a desk; guards assigned to roving patrols were observed not providing foot patrols, according to the report.

Yeah, but at least they weren't a bunch of lazy government employees.