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TB — 9/12/2012 2:45:01 AM (archived)

For completeness, here's the total government worker chart that Buck is talking about when he says government employment has fallen. Here you see that state plus federal employment has indeed fallen. The states, who can't print money, are in a rough spot.

http://www.aei-ideas.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/9.10.12-Strain-Post-2.png

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Today's dishonest Fox News graphic - BuckGalaxy - 9/11/2012 4:54:18 PM
- Yep. Hope more people call 'em on that. n/t - RobVG - 9/11/2012 11:23:23 PM
- What does "Unemployment rate for govt workers 5.1%" mean? - alcaray - 9/11/2012 8:33:34 PM
  - I would think government worker unemployment is zero? Government workers by definition are working right? But then again... - BuckGalaxy - 9/12/2012 1:33:19 AM
    - I think everyone knows what is meant by an unemployment rate for a particular class of workers. - TB - 9/12/2012 2:27:18 AM
      - Additional graph - TB - 9/12/2012 2:45:01 AM
        
        So according to TB's graphs here... - BuckGalaxy - 9/12/2012 5:08:47 AM
        
        Re: So according to TB's graphs here... - TB - 9/12/2012 6:21:04 PM
  - That's what I am. - ER - 9/11/2012 8:48:09 PM
    - So the criteria is "once having held a government position"? - alcaray - 9/11/2012 10:08:43 PM
      - I'm not sure. - ER - 9/11/2012 10:27:14 PM
- How are retirees counted? - ER - 9/11/2012 7:59:49 PM
- A valid point: the two percentages are apples and oranges. - TB - 9/11/2012 6:14:23 PM

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