Public Sector Wages

Though it pains me to say this as a civil servant I think it is absurd that public sector wages have not been reduced or at the least frozen. If private sector wages, which when taxed are fund to public sector wages, stagnate or fall it would seem to me that public sector wages should similarly be reduced or cut. While I recognize stimulus was necessary (though I thought it was wet pile of dog shit), as the economy rebounds we will need to start acting aggressively on budget deficits. Cutting salaries is obviously a small step but it should be among the tools available.