Employing someone in a federal job is not exactly the same as handing someone an entitlement check.
Whether it is a state job or a federal job every job that there is increases consumption and demand for that consumption and in the case of the federal government, the higher job security increases the likelihood of more consumption from the person holding it, thereby increasing demand and pepping up the private market.
As I’ve said, in a normal scenario I’d never advocate such a thing. I however, realize that we are close to being forever in the hole and that it might take unconventional thinking to pull us out.
Should say state (as in government) or private (I’m 48, I mix up words sometimes) job. But the point still stands. Every job that actually provides enough to keep a person a loyal and engaged citizen and to get them to consume has value in a consumption based
Actually, many federal government jobs are worse for the economy than just sending out entitlement checks for no work. They are both negative, but a federal job is often a waste of money AND time.
Where did you learn your economics? Who the hell do you think pays for those federal employee salaries? Where does the money come from? The federal government produces nothing except for more federal jobs. The private sector pays for the costs of government. The money that goes to the government in the form of higher taxes takes money out of the private sector.