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To: neolib who wrote (239877)	12/14/2013 12:26:38 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 542043

CR is the best. Yes, the RW is just a "little" inconsistent on this point, praising Reagan to the skies and coming down on Obama. The relevant paragraphs and numbers are here in case anyone was too lazy to click through and read the entire piece: A big difference between the presidencies has been public sector employment. Note the bumps in public sector employment due to the decennial Census in 1990, 2000, and 2010. The public sector grew during Mr. Reagan's terms (up 1,414,000), during Mr. G.H.W. Bush's term (up 1,127,000), during Mr. Clinton's terms (up 1,934,000), and during Mr. G.W. Bush's terms (up 1,748,000 jobs). However the public sector has declined significantly since Mr. Obama took office (down 752,000 jobs). These job losses have mostly been at the state and local level, but more recently at the Federal level. This has been a significant drag on overall employment. Read more at calculatedriskblog.com