[cripplecreek]

I’d be interested in knowing how many natives we employ in foreign countries. I suspect the number is considerable.

[Cicero]

Shouldn’t we also consider adding people on welfare and people in prisons, all of whom are living on the taxpayer’s dime?

[ml/nj]

It's worse amongst the State Governments. I'm pretty sure NJ (between State and local governments) "employs" close to seven percent of the NJ population. The number of people it supports via pension payments must be high too, but this number isn't so easy to find.

BTW, this percentage used to be much lower, like closer to two percent; and no one except the looters can see anything they get from the government now that they wouldn't have gotten then.

ML/NJ

[Lysandru]

This data could be made avaialble to the OPM.

I am a Contractor myself-- who helps the government oversee actual Development and operations maintenance contracts. In the case of the Lockheed programs that I helped oversee, the Contractor regularly reported their end strength on contract. And I am sure that my own program* also reported its end strength.

* A Systems Engnr. Tech. Adivsor (SETA) Contract

[Freee-dame]

That means that about 17 percent of the American labor pool — one in every six workers — owes its living to the taxpayer

A big percentage of them live in the 2 Maryland counties bordering Washington, DC. They allow the Maryland to have all kinds of anti-business, socialist legislation without having the state go bankrupt.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Officially, as of 2009, the federal government employed 2.8 million individuals out of a total U.S. workforce of 236 million —

The civilian labor force is actually 154 million.

When we add up the true size of the federal workforce — civil servants, postal workers, military personnel, contractors, grantees, and bailed-out businesses — and add in state- and local-government employees — civil servants, teachers, firefighters, and police officers — we reach the astonishing figure of nearly 40 million Americans employed in some way by government.

40 million out of almost 140 million employed.

That means that about 17 percent of the American labor pool — one in every six workers — owes its living to the taxpayer.

More like 28% of workers, if his numbers are correct.

Source

[zeugma]

That means that about 17 percent of the American labor pool — one in every six workers — owes its living to the taxpayer.

Now, add in state, county, and local governments. 

Then add welfare recipients.

Add in those recieving Social Security as well.

Where are we now? One in 5? One in 4?

How much of a burden can each productive citizen actually support?

[SonOfDarkSkies]

“Leviathan”? When I saw the title, I thought the article was about Michelle!

[timestax]

ping

[Texas Eagle]

I often hear that some 90 million Americans are not in the workforce. Living on Socialist Security or disability or welfare or some other form of taxpayer funded program.

[altura]

Ahem. Kindly do not lump social security in with tax payer welfare type programs.

SS recipients paid into that fund and were mandated to do so.