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www.libertopia.org The reason that political action will not work is that it is simply a numbers game -- here is the proof. Slightly over half of all Americans 52.6 percent now receive significant income from government programs, according to an analysis by Gary Shilling, an economist in Springfield, NJ That's up from 49.4 percent in 2000 and far above the 28.3 percent of Americans in 1950. 1 in 5 Americans hold a government job or a job reliant on federal spending. A similar number receive Social Security or a government pension. About 19 million others get food stamps 2 million get subsidized housing 5 million get education grants. For all these categories, Mr. Shilling counted dependents as well as the direct recipients of government income. (also, free daycare from state schools) Approximately 85% of the state's 235000 employees (not including higher education employees) are unionized. As the governor noted during his $83 billion budget roll-out, over the past decade pension costs for public employees increased 2000%. State revenues increased only 24% over the same period. A Schwarzenegger adviser wrote in the San Jose Mercury News in the past few days that, "This year alone, $3 billion was diverted to pension costs from other programs." There are now more than 15000 government retirees statewide who receive pensions that exceed $100000 a year, according to the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility. Many of these retirees are former police officers <b>...</b> |
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