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 World’s Biggest Employer: U.S. Department of DefensePosted on Sep 13, 2011
On Monday, The Economist published an infographic showing, by millions of people hired, the world’s 10 biggest employers. The U.S. Department of Defense topped the list with 3.2 million employees. Although the graphic shows how oversized the U.S. Department of Defense has become, it does not take into account proportion by population. For instance, although employees for the Defense Department make up about 1 percent of the U.S. population, England’s National Health Service employs 1.4 million people—almost 3 percent of its population. —BF
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By Jim Yell, September 14, 2011 at 6:59 am Link to this comment
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The educated and foreward looking intellegent members of our founding fathers, knew the dangers of too much power, if it was Religious or be it political and military. That is why we have so much in our Constitution which tries to create hurdles for anyone trying to monopolize power. That is why the intention was to have a military only for defense.
The reason we are losing control of this issue is the huge amount of Money the Military-Industrial Complex controls and it is our tax money, our citizens lives on the line. We have much more to fear at this late date from our own military and the bought and paid for leadership that is blocking the protections of our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The political climate we have today was never the intention of the Founding Fathers. They blocked the small group that wished George Washington to take up the crown of Royalty, but now “what has happened?”.
Report thisBy SarcastiCanuck, September 14, 2011 at 5:43 am Link to this comment
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Nice killing machine you have there…
Report thisBy blogdog, September 13, 2011 at 11:28 pm Link to this comment
bloody hell
Report thisBy Peter Knopfler, September 13, 2011 at 4:07 pm Link to this comment
THAT IS HOW HITLER SOLVED GERMAN`SS UNEMPLOYMENT BY
Report thisMARCHING OFF TO WAR, POLICE PRISON GUARDS MILITARY ATF
ICE FBI HOMELAND SECURITY ALL ORIGINATED FROM SS NAZI
GESTAPO, “SCREAM SOMETHING LOUD AND LONG ENOUGH MOST
PEOPLE BELIEVE YOU! TERROR&TORTURE;&DEATH;= FEAR!
USA A NATION OF FEAR, LIKE ALL WOUNDED ANIMALS,
THEY DO ATTACK ANYTHING THAT MOVES
SHAME ON USA STUCK ON STUPID!
By Bisbonian, September 13, 2011 at 3:42 pm Link to this comment
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“although employees for the Defense Department make up about 1 percent of the
U.S. population, England’s National Health Service employs 1.4 million people—
almost 3 percent of its population. “
Scandalous. 3% of the population involved in actually healing people, instead of
Report thisbreaking them?
By PatrickHenry, September 13, 2011 at 2:03 pm Link to this comment
Communism in the pure sense.
It’s funny how alot of these military retirees will get out at 40, get retirement and medical insurance paid for the rest of their lives and become Republicans.
A sense of their own entitlement will overwhelm them as they try to deny it to others, besides police and firemen, that is unless they are union.
Report thisBy gerard, September 13, 2011 at 2:02 pm Link to this comment
Very revealing—though not exactly fresh news. Shows why we are always trying to drum up a war somewhere. Also shows what an unhealthy country we are, mentally and spiritually, that we allow ourselves to profit from an economy that thrives only because of manufacturing murder and destruction, plus low-wage non-union “service” jobs.
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