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MAGA Stormchaser/Meteorologist Isn't Happy About Gutting of NOAA (lemmy.world)

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[–] Kbobabob 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What do you consider "the federal government".

There are roughly 3 million people in the federal government and that number varies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I was strictly speaking of the number of civilian federal employees. Yes that number was 3 million as of December 2024. It was roughly 2.8 million in 1970. It has always been around that amount, despite the population and complexity of the country growing in the 55 years since.

It is a lie that the government is larger at least in terms of employees, and any citizen saying they feel the government has "gotten too big" is generally a fucking moron. Especially when those types typically support the abusively bloated and heavily unchecked defense spending.