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Yes, if you only count "federal government employees" https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001 But thi
by kbutler 2y ago
Yes, if you only count "federal government employees" https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001
But this neglects the millions of contractors and other positions that are also funded by government spending, which is harder to measure, and does change more over time.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-true-size-of-government-is-nearing-a-record-high/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-true-size-of-governme... (2020, but the article doesn't clarify if the 5m includes short-term census workers)
- LPisGood 2y agoIt’s a lot harder to argue that those contractors form the bulk of the “democrat installed permanent bureaucracy that ACTUALLY run the government.”