How much do you earn? $123 thousand a year? That's what the AVERAGE federal government salary is today. And you all know how good the benefits are. I know ya'll are probably tired of hearing me harp about big government / socialism, but here are a few statistics that should make you sit up and think.
In the last 10 years, private sector employment rose only 1 %. That's right, a piddling 1%. Government employment however, rose an astonishing 16%.
The Transportation Dept. has 1690 employees earning over $170k. Defense 10,100 making more than $150 k. Those are the only two I have figures for, extrapolate that to the rest of the alphabet agencies.
Getting angry enough to get involved in our political process yet? If not, here's one more to think about. Government employees now constitute 16% of the entire workforce. Add their spouses and now you're looking at 32% of the electorate. Do you think they are ever going to vote for anyone advocating smaller government? How about the 47% that are getting some kind of government check or assistance every month? Almost every European country is on the verge of bankruptcy - Greece, Spain, Portugal and others already requiring international bailouts. How long do you think we can continue this?
Once again : We are in the single most critical time in the history of America since the Civil War.
Be part of the solution or you are part of the problem.
Dumb Farmer
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