That's high, and that's bad. And, it doesn't seem to be getting better any time soon.
However, the private sector has been going up steadily. It's the the public sector that's been shedding jobs. And, that's good. Very good indeed.
That private sector jobs have been growing is very good. That's the sector that pays the bills. Too bad it can't grow a bit more quickly.
But, it's also good that the public sector has been shedding jobs. Politicians seeking to protect their tenure in office have been adding to these jobs for far to long. Putting up more firehouses and adding more firemen, putting in more policemen, adding to the sanitation department means more secure votes for the politician who can put in these extra jobs. It's not just that these public sector workers fully appreciate who made it possible to get them to get their pay increases or who made possible those lush retirement deals. It's that they know that keeping these deals in place means getting these same scoundrels elected and reelected time after time by whatever means possible. It's these public sector workers who go around getting the petitions signed and who then do all possible to drum up the votes for their buddies.
It's much the same for most unions. It's not just that they contribute membership funds to their buddies. It's that they supply lots and lots of campaign workers.
And, so, while I don't like to see anyone sent to the unemployment lines, if someone is going to lose their job I'd rather it be a public sector worker rather then one in the private sector. Public sector workers do all they can to preserve their goodies. It's time that the citizenry pursue their interests with equal vigor.
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