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Originally Posted by steeljack
I wonder how any country can expect to operate when 1/5 of all able bodied adults in employment are public employees (non producers and non taxpayers) .note ...... Taxes paid by public employees are just recycled £s paid into the system previously by private emplyees and compaies and as such cannot be counted as 'new wealth')
National Statistics Online
and 1/3 of all homes are in reciept of Govt. benefits for at least 1/2 of its income, and therefore are non contributors to the system
One third of homes dependent on benefits - Telegraph
simple math shows that a majority of the population 1/5 +1/3 = 8/15 (20% +33.3% = 53%) is being financially supported by a lesser number of legitimate taxpayers , hardly conducive to a competive economy  |
the link shows that government employees has decreased 5% in the last ten years.. not a good thing.. wether it be within strong economies such as Britian and the so called G8 ...high unemployment is the main factor in any western economy.. even if as you say some of these government jobs are non-productive.. I'd rather have some in work than pay them to sit at home.. that is more productive.