Government jobs hold back growth
from the Friday October 5, 2012 Wichita Eagle Letters To The Editor
There’s no question that government employees provide essential services such as education, protection, justice and peace. The services that government employees provide should justify their employment, not their purchasing power, as argued in “Government jobs big part of economy” (Oct. 2 Letters to the Editor).
Government employees are paid via a transfer of money from taxpayers – meaning any reduction of government employment, and spending, will allow private individuals to retain their hard-earned money. One need look no further than The Eagle’s Business Today section to find examples of local entrepreneurs expanding and prospering, such as a new business startup that assists homeowners with garage sales.
In fact, it is often growth in government that holds back private investment – the engine needed to create more jobs. Between 2001 and 2011, the Wichita metropolitan area saw federal, state and local government employment grow 10.1 percent while private-sector employment declined 6.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We have fewer taxpayers supporting more government employees. This can only mean fewer jobs, as there is less money in the hands of entrepreneurs and businesses seeking to expand.
TODD DAVIDSON
Fiscal policy analyst
Kansas Policy Institute
Wichita
Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/10/05/2515078/letters-to-the-editor-on-government.html#storylink=cpyfrom the Friday October 5, 2012 Wichita Eagle Letters To The Editor
There’s no question that government employees provide essential services such as education, protection, justice and peace. The services that government employees provide should justify their employment, not their purchasing power, as argued in “Government jobs big part of economy” (Oct. 2 Letters to the Editor).
Government employees are paid via a transfer of money from taxpayers – meaning any reduction of government employment, and spending, will allow private individuals to retain their hard-earned money. One need look no further than The Eagle’s Business Today section to find examples of local entrepreneurs expanding and prospering, such as a new business startup that assists homeowners with garage sales.
In fact, it is often growth in government that holds back private investment – the engine needed to create more jobs. Between 2001 and 2011, the Wichita metropolitan area saw federal, state and local government employment grow 10.1 percent while private-sector employment declined 6.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We have fewer taxpayers supporting more government employees. This can only mean fewer jobs, as there is less money in the hands of entrepreneurs and businesses seeking to expand.
TODD DAVIDSON
Fiscal policy analyst
Kansas Policy Institute
Wichita
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