Ah, thanks. Seems pretty meaningless, since you know those numbers will only be used in the context of the size of the federal government. I bet that if you factor out state and local government, as well as DoD workers, the size of the fedguv is bigger than ever.
I would agree. That is why they lumped it all together. How many have noticed reduced services in your town. Less grass cut, less litter pickup and so forth. The locals can’t just print money to hire more workers. Check out the following video
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xOAgT8L_BqQ&feature=player_embedded