Posted on 04/29/2016 4:33:20 AM PDT by expat_panama
There is a very convenient convergence of interests between Wall Street and the White House to spin these delusions.
OF COURSE they are! imho the military is the most important part and while the libs try and ignore them they still got almost a fifth of fed spending and a third of fed payroll.
Used to be more than half back during Vietnam but we had a couple big drawdown's w/ Nixon and Reagan.. Right now we're at the same level we were w/ GHBush. The numbers are from here.
unexpected
Really? I would have thought it was bigger than its ever been.
Also since they not only have to find someone who can do the job, they also have to find someone who is the right color, sex, and political orientation.
Yeah, I was surprised too because 'biggest ever' is the narrative. It's just not true and finding out stuff like this is what I really like about the FR.
If you're basing that understanding on any numbers in particular please share them w/ the group.
How many gov’t employees are just being replaced with contractors?
Let's understand what that means. Sure, gov't spending's at an all time high and that's bad, but a shift from gov't payroll to contract is good. No pension liability. Ktr's can fire loafers a lot easier than gov't agencies can. The list goes on but I think you follow me.
The bottom line here is that like I always say, to be realistic we need to ready to take the good w/ the bad.
The problem with that chart is that it shows all federal employees, including military personnel. It’s not the size of the federal bureaucracy that’s shrinking...it’s our defense capability that’s shrinking.
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