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Only 115,000 jobs added in April; unemployment rate dips to 8.1 percent

If we laid off enough government workers to match the private sector our tax burden would be greatly reduced allowing the economy to grow. Generally, you get about 1/3rd of what you were making on unemployment, that means for every government worker we lay off we can sustain 2 more on unemployment. Use the link above to see where we need jobs improvement.
Without delving into the sheer hilarity of the claim that removing individuals from the workforce will kickstart growth, you seem to be under the impression that the public sector escaped the recession unscaved, and the private sector consequentially bore the brunt of the burden. Contrary to popular talking points, Federal employment temporarily hit an all time high in 2010, only to drop quickly shortly thereafter, while the private sector has had slow but steady gains since the end of the recession.

All Employees: Total Private Industries (USPRIV) - FRED - St. Louis Fed

All Employees: Government: Federal (CES9091000001) - FRED - St. Louis Fed
 
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