How many people work for the government?
Well that is an article I look forward to reading but I would say everyone works for the government.
100% of the working population and via traditional job or not is indirectly and directly working for the government.
Government Tax Global Enterprises
I can't think of anyway a person can get around paying a tax, making people, even people who don't pay taxes are tax payers with every purchase.
Hopes for a better future... priceless. For everything else there is MasterCard.
LOL
Well, I will edit my post to say "Is employed by the government."
India isn't a developed western country but still if you care for some statistics then here it is. In India once every 10 years there is a census i.e., this one is dated 2001 and the next one would be in 2011. http://dget.gov.in/publications/ccge/census2001.pdf
PS: This list is only of central government employees and every state has separate state govt employees too(and that would be too much of a home work).
Yes, Mark you do have a lot of home work to do. In fact in India it takes 2 years(with a big team) to compile all that information before publishing. You certainly have taken up a very tough task to accomplish. Good luck.
Well, this information has already been collected. I suspect the powers that be are not too keen on having a comprehensive list made.
I don't know what to say. Here in US the debate is usually centered on the lines of supporters of Big Business (Rep) Vs Big Government (Dem). And since they have no effective third party all the arguments are usually split in these lines. But now perspectives like yours or Misha seems to be anything "Big"/powerful isn't conducive for us(masses). I have a question for you about what should be the ideal form of administration? Do you think democracy is the best form of administration (with its executive, judiciary and legislative arms)?
Well, the federal government is the largest employer in the country. But it looks as though I will need to sift through each individual state to find how many are employed at the local level. Plus the postal workers. Plus the military. Plus the insurance companies and banks. Plus the military contractors. Plus the construction contractors. Plus the car makers.
Once I have added them all up, I will let you know.
Mark- At the top there will always be lesser number of people who tend to take crucial decisions and at the middle/bottom more number of people to implement them. I guess corruption/nepotism should be checked by adequate checks and balances. Recently in UK the parliamentary privileges of members wealth was hotly debated(in BBC America I saw this). I guess the supremacy of parliament is being challenged. So how much or make it how little should the government be? And what about the military? I am all for a lesser military expenditure but are there any guarantees that China wouldn't attack other countries. Can we have a unified world policy in this regard. Btw thanks for answering.
Mark- I agree "too big to fail" doesn't make sense to me either. If free market economy dictates some companies to fail so be it. The laws should be the same no matter to which companies they are being applied. If at the end of his term President Obama doesn't see perceivable progress then we might have to rethink (but by then too late all the money would have already been lost).
Misha- What is the best form of government which is practical too to implement?There are very few countries having monarchy. Beginning with UK which has a nominal monarchy, Nepal had till recently, Saudi Arabia is another monarchy and maybe a few other countries in Gulf. Out of some of these countries which one has a better model to govern? I am open to understanding and learning further hence asking. Have a good weekend.
Related Discussions
- 254
Health Care reform, Why are so many fighting it?
I simply do not understand why people are fighting health care reform. I have heard the arguments against it and I keep saying how is that worse than being held hostage by the insurance companies? My insurance cost keeps going and in turn I get less and less coverage. They say the govt run...
- 162
To all Republicans and Conservatives out there, what do YOU wish and
hope for this country and for this government?
- 28
Thanks, Mr. President
for my new health care plan. My wife and I have maintained her cobra insurance for the two of us for months since she was laid off, but it is coming to an end this year.When my own company had their open enrollment recently I enrolled with their health care plan although it is not nearly as...
- 17
How many people do you talk to (physically, not online) in one day?
How many people do you talk to (physically, not online) in one day?So many use the internet & sites like this to communicate but how many people do you actually talk to, in your house, in your neighbourhood or in town, or on the phone?
- 35
Your thoughts about the ruling in Obamacare that makes working 30 hours equal fu
Your thoughts about the ruling in Obamacare that makes working 30 hours equal full time employment? A business must provide insurance if it has 50 or more employees working an average of just 30 hours per week, which is 10 hours per week fewer than the traditional 40-hour work week. Do you see how...
- 17
Unemployment "number" goes down but those not working increases, WHAT?
If not the most often touted, misunderstood piece of government disinformation is the unemployment rate. It does not represent those who are not employed or those who would rather be employed than unemployed. It barely and inaccurately represents the figure of jobs created in a...