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Job Numbers: Deteriorating, and Understated

I liked the article - interesting that the two big areas of growth: government and the soon to be part of the government (healthcare) are the only able to do so because they simply take our money and use it to hire people who prevent us from receiving services.

The fact is government has made it so difficult to make things (product liabilty, federal trade commission, etc) and sell things, that it is simply easier to go elsewhere. It is also seen in healthcare which for now has been able to pass on its costs to the patients largely. Interesting that the "third leg" of the government, education, is the only other one that is able to grow and support itself by raising prices as well, like any other grotesquely large institution.

the reason we don't make things is because the hammock of government, healthcare jobs (in most cases) and education jobs are almost as well compensating and a lot more comfortable than most of those in the real private sector.