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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (13852)	9/24/2003 9:43:19 AM
From: Tradelite	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

<<On the size of government, a recent study by New York University and the Brookings Institution shows there are 1 million more actual government workers today than in 1999. That brings the total to more than 12 million — the most since the Cold War ended.>> Seems to me these figures cannot possibly include ONLY civilian employment in the federal government, but probably include military personnel and MAYBE even state and local government workforces. It doesn't hurt to remember that some "government employees" include teachers, firefighters, police, the guys who deliver your mail at the Postal Service, and the National Guard. Regardless of what I think about such a statement, some real facts about FEDERAL employment levels can be found here. opm.gov