More Americans work for the government than work in construction, farming, fishing, forestry, manufacturing, mining and utilities combined.
Over the period 1970-2005, school spending per pupil, adjusted for inflation, doubled, while standardized achievement test scores were flat. Over roughly that same time period, public-school employment doubled per student, according to a study by researchers at the University of Washington.
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I decided I should give you my source. It was an April 1 column in the Wall Street Journal by Stephen Moore. Can anyone help me find HIS source?
ReplyDeleteIt was on April first?
ReplyDeleteI'd like to help you, but why not just e-mail him or give him a call?
My dad is an 88-yr-old retired ex-Mack trucks man. He looked like, and acted like, Don Draper of Mad Men. He was pretty successful. One of the reasons was, he told me, that if all else fails, pick up the telephone.
Back on topic. If everyone works for the government, where will the money come from to pay them. The United Nations? Municipal Courts?