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To: TimF who wrote (5844)	7/29/2011 11:21:58 PM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7936

10 States Where A Ridiculous Number Of People Work For The Government --- Slide Show At Link --- businessinsider.com Barack Obama's biggest supporters these days aren't Democrats. They are: • The unemployed, who make up 9.6% of the workforce • Government workers, who make up 14.1% of the workforce These groups represent nearly a quarter of workers, and of course they support the man who sends their paycheck. What might surprise you about government employment statistics, from CEPR, is that the highest numbers are in Tea Party hot zones like Alaska. #10 Nebraska - Gov. Dave Heineman Public employees: 128,025 - % of all employees: 16.0 #9 New York - Gov. David Patterson Public employees: 1,296,806 - % of all employees: 16.3 #8 Idaho - Gov. Butch Otter Public employees: 96,225 - % of all employees: 16.4 #7 Kansas - Gov. Mark Parkinson Public employees: 201,660 - % of all employees: 16.5 #6 West Virginia - Gov. Joe Manchin III Public employees: 114,169 - % of all employees: 16.7 #5 North Dakota - Gov. John Hoeven Public employees: 49,454 - % of all employees: 16.8 #4 Mississippi - Gov. Haley Barbour Public employees: 191,831 - % of all employees: 18.9 #3 New Mexico - Gov. Bill Richardson Public employees: 148,882 - % of all employees: 19.9 #2 Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell Public employees: 60,067 - % of all employees: 20.8 #1 Wyoming - Gov. David Freudenthal Public employees: 52,433 - % of all employees: 22.0 * * *