Rasmussen: Fifty-eight Percent Say Shut-down Government (prison, healthcare, federal government, federal)

[RCCCB]

I would love to get a statistic of what percentage of all people work for the state or federal government today?
I'd like to compare it to what it was when JFK came to office and adjust it back to the percentage of employees there were in the 60s.
It's all our of hand and bloated.

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by RCCCB

I would love to get a statistic of what percentage of all people work for the state or federal government today?
I'd like to compare it to what it was when JFK came to office and adjust it back to the percentage of employees there were in the 60s.
It's all our of hand and bloated.

This will give you an idea at federal level under several Presidents. Under JFK, there were 13.3 federal employees for every 1000 population, compared to now which is about 8.4 federal employees for every 1000.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by le roi

No we aren't, we're discussing a poll.

Obviously you are having trouble following along..

Originally Posted by pghquest

Federal spending has DOUBLED in the last 10 years.. Clearly you arent telling me that peoples benefits have "doubled", are you? Social Security recipiants would disagree with you I'm sure..

Which you asked me to source..

I completely ignored the rest because if you cant digest 9 words and follow along, then clealry the rest is a waste of my time..

[le roi]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Obviously you are having trouble following along..

who?

Which you asked me to source..

source what?

I completely ignored the rest

that isn't nice.

because if you cant digest 9 words

I can digest 9 words.

and follow along, then clealry the rest is a waste of my time..

clealry a waste of your precious time!

*stomps foot in petulant manner*

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

This will give you an idea at federal level under several Presidents. Under JFK, there were 13.3 federal employees for every 1000 population, compared to now which is about 8.4 federal employees for every 1000.

That doesnt tell the whole picture because it ignores the fact that the federal government now contracts out far more services than they did under JFK. They now contract out things like healthcare, prisons, road construction etc.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

Well, Rasmussen has made it pretty clear that its polling leans and includes mostly the brain dead.

I wonder what percentage would say shut down Rasmussen?

[le roi]

Originally Posted by burdell

I wonder what percentage would say shut down Rasmussen?

i'm wondering what percentage had their fingers in their nose and/or anus when answering the question.

[Smash255]

Where is the option for continuing to pass these 3-4 week budgets?

[pollyrobin]

Originally Posted by malamute

I would support a shutdown until the budget is 75% balanced.

Sounds good to me If you listen to the hearings on C-SPAN,
not one person wants to "cut back" on their own pet program.
Listening to Hilary the other day - just too much.

[ajzjmsmom]

Originally Posted by Smash255

Where is the option for continuing to pass these 3-4 week budgets?

That would have been a good option, if the Conservatives would just allow 3 to 4 wk budgets with cuts made everytime they would eventually get their budget cuts they wanted.