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DISTURBING fact about government workers shows Trump was right on this point all along…
Allen West ^ | 1/9/2016 | The Analytical Economist

Posted on 01/09/2016 7:23:10 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

It's a good thing Trump wants to rebuild our manufacturing base, because it truly has taken a hit. We've turned from a nation of builders to burger flippers.

To put in perspective just how bad things have gotten - there were more Americans employed in manufacturing in the months leading up to Pearl Harbor than there are today, despite the fact that the population then was a fraction of what it is today.

In that time, there was 1 person employed in manufacturing for every 10.6 people in the overall population compared to 1 person employed in government for every 26.1 people in the overall population.

Oh how things have changed. As CNS News reported:

Those employed by government in the United States in August of this year outnumbered those employed in the manufacturing sector by almost 1.8 to 1, according to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

There were 21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government in the United States in August, according to BLS. By contrast, there were only 12,329,000 employed in the manufacturing sector.

The 2015 Federal budget spends an unprecedented $3.7 trillion which leaves us with a deficit of over half a trillion dollars.

Trump's plan to restore the manufacturing base consists of placing tariffs on Chinese goods and reducing our relatively high corporate tax rate which incentivizes businesses to set up overseas.

There's a huge opportunity to kill two birds with one stone here. Shrink the government, and when people ask where those former government employees are going to work we'll have some nice manufacturing jobs waiting for them.

(Excerpt) Read more at allenbwest.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bfac; economy; election2016; elections; employment; governmentworkers; immigration; jobs; manufacturing; newyork; trump; trumpwasright
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Of course he was right. Being a man well educated in business...he knows these things! Tell it like it is -He is right and AMERICA has been betrayed on ALL levels. GREAT AMERICANS are FED UP with our so called federal government. OUT with the jackasses.

Trump - Make AMERICA GREAT FOR GREAT AMERICANS!


21 posted on 01/09/2016 7:42:08 PM PST by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: Alberta's Child

The whinging on about how many fewer people work in manufacturing is pointless as well as stupid. Even if there were no other country in the world - i.e., no foreign trade to get one’s panties in a twist about - one would hope that there would be fewer people per capita working in manufacturing today than there were 75 years ago; that’s just plain old progress and improving productivity.


22 posted on 01/09/2016 7:43:23 PM PST by Oceander
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To: Oceander

Go Allen West!


23 posted on 01/09/2016 7:44:17 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (I love JESUS CHRIST because He first loved me! Thank You, JESUS! (1 John 4:19))
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To: central_va
The difference is that agriculture jobs flat out disappeared.

Do you really believe this?

There are 1.3 billion people around the world working in agricultural jobs. That's about 40% of the world's work force.

The U.S. employs a lot less people in manufacturing than we used to, but we are still produce more finished products than ever before.

24 posted on 01/09/2016 7:44:22 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: JPJones

Yep. The federal government has grown too big!


25 posted on 01/09/2016 7:47:09 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (I love JESUS CHRIST because He first loved me! Thank You, JESUS! (1 John 4:19))
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

There were 21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government in the United States in August, according to BLS.
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That has to change. This is insane.


26 posted on 01/09/2016 7:48:17 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Half of the government jobs could be outsourced to private contractors. You pay them they pay their emplyees you don’t have to pay vacation, sick pay, insurance or pensions. And they will do the job efficiently.


27 posted on 01/09/2016 7:49:10 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: JPJones

You left out unlimited access to porn on the job.that’s why you have to wait on hold for 30 minutes to an hour when trying to get information from a government agency.


28 posted on 01/09/2016 7:49:12 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: Georgia Girl 2

22 million employed by government at one level or another?

That’s down right incredible.


29 posted on 01/09/2016 7:50:56 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Yep. The federal government has grown too big!


30 posted on 01/09/2016 7:51:04 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (I love JESUS CHRIST because He first loved me! Thank You, JESUS! (1 John 4:19))
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To: JPJones

Read some of the 1600 comments...

“Supreme Court case could weaken government workers unions”

http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-case-could-weaken-government-workers-unions-075936418.html


31 posted on 01/09/2016 7:52:33 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: dragnet2

Insane even. :-)


32 posted on 01/09/2016 7:53:56 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

And a lot of those federal employees got their job with veteran’s preference.


33 posted on 01/09/2016 7:54:38 PM PST by PAR35
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

“21,995,000 employed by federal, state and local government”

21,995,000 employees multiplied by average salary/benefits of 100,000/yr =

2.2 Trillion per year.

What gets produced for that? Other than massive debt?

We could outsource all gov jobs to India/China and cut that to 500 million/year and probably get better results especially in our roads, bridges, hospitals and most especially schools.


34 posted on 01/09/2016 7:54:43 PM PST by JPJones
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
So to put it into perspective, government employees alone could populate 22 major cities of 1 million each.


35 posted on 01/09/2016 7:55:17 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

And they are union...see post 12 and then read the comments at yahoo

“Supreme Court case could weaken government workers unions”

http://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-case-could-weaken-government-workers-unions-075936418.html


36 posted on 01/09/2016 7:55:51 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: Alberta's Child

You’re forgetting that farmers produced off shoot jobs in various industries; canning, shipping (railroads, canal etc) , barrel making, clothing, leather goods....too many to mention....


37 posted on 01/09/2016 7:57:12 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: huldah1776

There are now more unionize government employees than exist in private sector America.


38 posted on 01/09/2016 7:58:54 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Communists are winning.


39 posted on 01/09/2016 8:00:07 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: huldah1776

I think Greece got to 1 in 4 on the government payroll until it caved in.


40 posted on 01/09/2016 8:02:39 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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