Government jobs leech resources from the private sector. A necessary evil to some degree, but definitely something to be minimized. That is, each government job above the minimum required for a functional society takes more than the equivalent resources from the growth part of our economy—as well as being funded under the power of force.
And, of course, we haven’t been below that minimum level for hundreds of years, if ever at all. Such government-created jobs therefore aren’t really relevant to our current situation.
Surely you don’t disagree but that Perry hasn’t “created” private sector jobs in Texas?
“Government jobs leech resources from the private sector.”
Government jobs are funded by resources from the private sector, but I don’t agree with your characterization that it’s leeching. Leeching implies something negative. Government is absolutely essential to a healthy private sector. I’m not saying government can’t grow too big and act like a leech, but it’s not true in all cases.
That’s why governments evolved in the first place. People wanted government. They chose it to protect the community, and even a monarch had certain obligations to the people in return for being able to rule over them.
I do agree this is a very relevant point given the excess of government in America, but I’m only using it to point out that government isn’t really a necessary evil as some claim. Man, the so-called noble savage, didn’t exist in some perfect world before governments came along and ruined everything.
No. I don’t agree that Governor Perry didn’t actually create jobs in Texas. If Governor Perry did something that encouraged private businesses to relocate to Texas, he deserves at least some credit for creating those jobs. I agree he didn’t personally create the work, but his actions certainly encouraged job creation.
Why bother even trying to separate the two? Are you fearful of saying government did something good? No insult intended, I just think some people on the right don’t want to give government credit where credit is due.