> It runs some elements directly - as few as they can get away with, and shrinking. Shrinking? https://www.statista.com/statistics/204535/number-of-governmenta

> 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.