Author Question: Evaluate the claim that the number of government bureaucrats has been growing. What will be an ... (Read 58 times)

jerry coleman · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Evaluate the claim that the number of government bureaucrats has been growing.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The federal government relies on a __________ tax to fund the Social Security program.

Fill in the blanks with correct word

karmakat49 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Note that this claim is partially true and partially false.
2, Explain that this claim is partially true because the total number of government employees (including federal, state, and local) has indeed increased considerably in recent decades. There are now more than 24 million government employees in the United States.
3, Explain that this claim is partially false because the increase only reflects the number of state and local government employees, when those who claim that government is growing are usually referring to federal employees. While the number of state and local government employees has skyrocketed, the number of federal employees has remained fairly constant. In fact, the percentage of the U.S. workforce that works for the federal government has actually been shrinking.

Answer to Question 2

payroll