re: #232 MandyManners

Why exclude teachers?! Their checks come from our coffers.

That’s not the point of the BLS stuff, though, Mandy. They break down stuff by occupation, and a teacher for the government is more similar to a private teacher than they are to, say, a DMV worker for the purposes of occupation and the economy. It’s not some underhanded ploy to undercount workers.

We actually have a very efficient government compared to other countries, but good luck getting Americans to believe that. We’re kinda spoiled. It’s partially because we’re pretty non-corrupt— number 17, woot!— but mainly because the high value-added-per-worker-hour remains high for government.