Reply #10

The two graphs above show that one of the biggest drags on the current level of Job Creation/employment has been the loss of hundreds of thousands of public sector jobs. Below is an intersting article that points out inspite of continued population growth, the Federal government has shrunk dramatically over the last 25 years.
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Big Government? Obama Has 273,000 Fewer Federal Employees Than Reagan
By Ray Medeiros

Every single Republican today talks about being a Reagan conservative. This is a conservative that believes in small government, reducing federal spending and ultimately runs a lean and mean government. They talk about this stuff in campaigns, but in practice they failed miserably.

In fact HISTORICALLY, it is has been Democratic presidents who have reduced the size of the federal government. The Republicans have lied to the people so much that I believe the current crop somehow BELIEVES the history as they have been told, rather than researching the facts for themselves. This may be a stretch, but I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt.

According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which tracks the number of employees per year, the data shows that the “conservatives” for small government are really just big government conservatives. I know that is an oxymoron, but numbers don’t lie.
full article: http://www.politicususa.com/en/big-government-obama-reagan
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