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cthulu2016

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5. Yes. (Though the figure is all levels of government)

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 02:07 PM

Apr 2014

The federal workforce has grown less than it did under Bush, and the profligate Obama myth is... a myth. (Funny how he got at that supposed runaway growth through the House of Representatives, the only body empowered to originate a spending bill.)

But the biggest job whacking has been at the state level.

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USA employment loss 2007-2014 = the 547,000 jobs eliminated by conservatism [View all] cthulu2016 Apr 2014 OP

But the Republicons are the Job Creators (TM) corkhead Apr 2014 #1

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K & R...and... Wounded Bear Apr 2014 #3

So the GOP notion that Obama is growing the government uncontrollably is false... Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #4

Yes. (Though the figure is all levels of government) cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #5

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