WSJ: More Americans work for govt than manufacturing

[menoname]

WSJ: More Americans work for govt than manufacturing, farming, fishing, forestry, mining, utilities -- combined...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704050204576219073867182108.html

[Anti Federalist]

Cue the "free traders" who will tell you this is a good thing and a natural market response in 3...2...1...

[Chester Copperpot]

this is old news.. this is like 20 year old something news actually.

[Fox McCloud]

Cue the "free traders" who will tell you this is a good thing and a natural market response in 3...2...1...

Oh please--how is a government monopoly on certain jobs (most of which have zero function in a free market and are a net drain on the economy/transfer of wealth) which crowds out both manufacturing and service a "natural market response"---no offense, but you're really grasping at straws here.

[TheNcredibleEgg]

Oh please--how is a government monopoly on certain jobs (most of which have zero function in a free market and are a net drain on the economy/transfer of wealth) which crowds out both manufacturing and service a "natural market response"---no offense, but you're really grasping at straws here.

Fox, re-read his post and intent. You missed it.

He probably missed too with a post like that on this site.

[acptulsa]

It's actually Rupert bumping this, not menoname. New op-ed.
Is it April Fools' Day or something?

[Anti Federalist]

Oh please--how is a government monopoly on certain jobs (most of which have zero function in a free market and are a net drain on the economy/transfer of wealth) which crowds out both manufacturing and service a "natural market response"---no offense, but you're really grasping at straws here.

Relax Fox, it's a tongue in cheek jab from someone who has nothing but respect for you, but just does not see eye to eye on this issue.

[doodle]

If we taken into account that Government is in the business of manufacturing freedom at home and abroad, data does not all that bad.

[Fox McCloud]

Relax Fox, it's a tongue in cheek jab from someone who has nothing but respect for you, but just does not see eye to eye on this issue.

Sorry, I'm not always very good with tongue in cheek, especially over the internet---apologies.