[knarf]

WHAT is being manufactured ?

[PGalt]

As of February 2015, the latest period for which data is available, there were 593,300 government jobs in Michigan…

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

Unemployed = 300,000+

Cut government jobs in half. Send the rest of those employed by government to the unemployment line. Hire those currently unemployed for half the pay and no benefits/perks to sit at those "government" jobs and figure out ways to eliminate their jobs.

Debt $74,326,828,333

Debt divided by current "government" employees = $125,269 per "government" employee.

Send each of the current "government" employees their bill.

[PGalt]

http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-michigan-debt-clock.html

[JoeFromSidney]

Government jobs are not "jobs." That is, they do not create any wealth. At best they protect wealth (firemen, policemen), or they foster the creation of wealth (teachers). They are a drain on the wealth-producing part of the economy. Some level of government "jobs" can be beneficial. However, when the drain on the economy offsets the benefits, they become a net loss. I think Michigan has gone well beyond the point where government "jobs" are beneficial to the rest of the economy.