I partially agree with this article but caution folks to consider this: Government jobs do not produce a product. In other words if a person is working for the government the government has to pay that person and the resulting work does not produce revenue to pay for the job. It will produce a service but no revenue.
There are many counties that use this technique to thier benefit and the one that pops into my head is Germany. Every citizen owes two years to the state upon graduation from High School. They can select a variety of fields that include Public Health, Police and City/State services like water/sewer/electric, clerical services for the state and yes the military. It is good in that these kids receive job experience and transfer out after two years to work for businesses. Tansfer into the civilian workforce is important to keep the salaries down at a minimum but livable wage so you don’t get a clerk that makes 100,000 bucks a year and lives off the govt tit forever. Perhaps this could be more palatable if the Govt subsidized these jobs to private business for two years and let the business world select their candidates after that.
RE: Government Jobs.
I just went to New York’s Craigslist website and did a search on Government Jobs.
Here are the hits I got for yesterday and today. This will give you and inkling of what is in store if you go on “public service”:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/gov/
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**SUMMER CAMPAIGN JOBS! HELP SHAPE PUBLIC POLICY IN NY! $5500-$8000** - (Manhattan) img
FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS Summer Jobs $5,000-$8,000
Build Support for Clean Air Standards - Salaried Campaign Jobs -
Community Organizing for Crucial Progressive Causes - (Chelsea)
Mon May 14
Fight back against the war on women $5000 - $8000 / Summer - (Midtown) img
Summer Jobs to Fight Far-Right Extremism in 2012 - (Midtown) img
Volunteers For NY Senate Campaign -
United States Army Looking for Strong Soldiers - (All Boroughs) img
Sun May 13
Project Support for OMC - (Ft. Hamilton)
Fri May 11
SUMMER JOBS!!! FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE!!! Work Outside, Love Your Job - (Westchester,Long Island,Syracuse,Buff,CT) img
SUMMER JOBS!!! FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE!!! Work Outside Love Your Job - (White Plains, Long Island, CT, Syracuse) img
IT Associate (Provisional) - Operating Systems/Windows -
IT Associate (Provisional) - Operating Systems/UNIX -
93 Anti-Choice Laws Passed Last Year: Work to Protect Women’s Rights - (Midtown) img
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Here’s one example of a job description :
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/gov/3016526219.html
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Community Organizing for Crucial Progressive Causes (Chelsea)
Date: 2012-05-15, 9:49AM EDT
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