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> I'm not sure why you think most US citizens aren't happy about the federal government getting smaller. The level of federal employees has been stable for ~30

> I'm not sure why you think most US citizens aren't happy about the federal government getting smaller. The level of federal employees has been stable for ~30 years, even with a growing population and arguable more complex world: * https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001 It can also be argued that more bureaucracy is actually needed: * https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/america-needs-a-bigger-better-bureaucracy https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/america-needs-a-bigger-better-... Programs still need to be implemented, laws and regulations need to be enforced: if there is no in-house manpower or expertise then outside consultants will be hired. Do you think those will be more or less expensive? And if you thought that the FAA's oversight of (e.g.) Boeing was weak at current staffing levels, wait until the cuts come.

ty6853 2y ago
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- throw0101a 2y ago
  > Post civil war boom was roughly as big as the post WW2 boom with a way lower federal burden and no income tax. Also without Medicare, minimal Social Security, without an airforce, without a standing army, and desires for a ≥350-ship navy: * https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/25/trump-called-for-a-350-ship-fleet-but-his-budget-would-fall-short-of-even-obama-era-goals/ https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/25/trump-called-fo... How are you going to pay and run all that without staff? You think it's going to be cheaper to outsource it to consultants? Or is privatization the point/goal perhaps? Further, the early 20th century was also a period of rapid technological change that allowed for all kinds productivity gains, which is unlikely to be repeated: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_American_Growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_American_...
  - ty6853 2y ago
    >Also without Medicare, minimal Social Security, without an airforce, without a standing army, and desires for a ≥350-ship navy That's the point.

ty6853 2y ago

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throw0101a 2y ago
> Post civil war boom was roughly as big as the post WW2 boom with a way lower federal burden and no income tax. Also without Medicare, minimal Social Security, without an airforce, without a standing army, and desires for a ≥350-ship navy: * https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/25/trump-called-for-a-350-ship-fleet-but-his-budget-would-fall-short-of-even-obama-era-goals/ https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/02/25/trump-called-fo... How are you going to pay and run all that without staff? You think it's going to be cheaper to outsource it to consultants? Or is privatization the point/goal perhaps? Further, the early 20th century was also a period of rapid technological change that allowed for all kinds productivity gains, which is unlikely to be repeated: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_American_Growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_American_...
- ty6853 2y ago
  >Also without Medicare, minimal Social Security, without an airforce, without a standing army, and desires for a ≥350-ship navy That's the point.