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> this is in contrast to the US federal government I strongly doubt that. The US federal government doesn't run all police forces in the US, or all the environ
by toyg 4y ago
> this is in contrast to the US federal government
I strongly doubt that. The US federal government doesn't run all police forces in the US, or all the environmental agencies, or all the driving-license agencies or whatever. It runs some elements directly - as few as they can get away with, and shrinking.
- blibble 4y agothe existence of state organisations doesn't invalidate the point
- malermeister 4y agoState organizations are to the US what national organizations are to the EU.
- jaywalk 4y ago> It runs some elements directly - as few as they can get away with, and shrinking. Shrinking? https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmental-employees-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governm... The number has fluctuated a bit, but for 2021 it was 40,000 fewer than 1982 and 140,000 more than the lowest points in the graph in 2004 and 2007.