The local, state and federal government could run massive surpluses and give us our tax money back if they just fired 5-10% of their employees.
And I'd bet 20% could be accomplished since most of these "workers" do nothing.
The more people working for the government, the more power they have. Government has grown all encompassing, controlling most every aspect of business and our private lives. They have no intention of reducing it's size.
Add up all the local, state and federal taxes we pay and it comes to about 50 percent of our income. Looking at this article, it's no surprise.
At the end of a brutal 50 or 60 hour work week, look at your pay check, ask yourself, who in the hell are we really working for?
I think the answer is clear.