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Size of Government: It’s All in One’s Perspective and When You Assign Responsibility
The size of the U.S. government is a source of election debates. In this post I will demonstrate how each major party can use data to suit their purpose. First we will examine the size of the U.S. government in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections, Government
Tagged big government, budget year, government employees, government size, government spending, Obama, per capita, trends
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Debunking the ‘Government Explosion in Employment’ Myth
A conservative friend just sent me one of those circulated emails that suggests the number of government employees compared to private employees have exploded in the last decade. I decided to fact check it. Here’s the trend line in government … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government
Tagged debunking, economic growth, economy, government employees, great recession, job creation, jobs, private sector employees
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