12-15-2016, 03:55 PM
(12-15-2016, 12:20 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: By far the biggest consumer is the federal government. If you think the government is an "employee", your definitions are seriously off base.
The Federal government is a lot of things. It has the world's largest wallet, but spending is controlled by the House of Representatives, and the Tea Party House hasn't been interested in spending, even for the military. More to the point, the Feds spend anytime they get the votes. They don't need "income" to fund it. A bit more spending by the Feds on broadband, roads, the power grid and renewable energy would pay massive benefits, but the GOP is not in the mood.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.