The "true size" of the federal government stands at 14.6 million employees, said Paul C. Light, the study's author and a government professor at New York University. Submitted by drjean.
How was this number arrived at? The Bureau of Labor Statistics said there are about 2 million civilian jobs and the armed services is about another million. Too many estimates include state and local governments.
With more than 1.8 million civilian employees, the Federal Government, excluding the Postal Service is the Nation's largest employer.
2.8 million people
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Way too many!
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Federal judges are employed by the US government and take an Oath to uphold the Constitution. Technically, the serve the rule of law, not the government or the people.
Public works jobs cost the government money which it does not have and tend to make people dependent on the federal government. They usually produce little of actual value and serve only to keep people employed.
Public works jobs cost the government money which it does not have and tend to make people dependent on the federal government. They usually produce little of actual value and serve only to keep people employed.
Public works jobs cost the government money which it does not have and tend to make people dependent on the federal government. They usually produce little of actual value and serve only to keep people employed.
A member of the House of Representatives
people in arts music and etc
The Fifth Amendment protects people from the federal government.
The word federal refers to the federal government, or the largest form of government in the United States. It can also refer to taxes which are paid to the federal government or people who work for the federal government.
No, the people on Canada do not directly elect their Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party who forms the government, which is almost always determined by who wins a plurality of seats in the federal election.