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To: i-node who wrote (46507)	6/21/2013 8:41:03 AM
From: greenspirit	1 Recommendation Recommended By TimF Respond to of 85487

to have government employees making more than their counterparts in private enterprise. You end up with your best and brightest people working for the least productive sector. If someone wants the security of a government job they ought be paid less than someone who has to face the trials of having to be successful at what they do (in the private sector, where they will be fired for nonperformance). Beautifully said! The private sector supports the public sector, the public sector would not exist with the private sector, yet liberals largely see the relationship upside down.

To: i-node who wrote (46507)	6/21/2013 9:47:01 AM
From: sm1th	1 Recommendation Recommended By i-node Respond to of 85487

First, tax revenue as a percent of GDP is meaningless. If you want a figure that actually represents the size and scope of government by his "logic", if there were no taxes and govt borrowed 100% of spending then the size of govt would be zero.