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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

The federal government is literally the same size it was in the early 1970s.

Idiots voting red: "the gubments gotten too big!"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

What do you mean by “same size”? Is it the same number of employees? Same number of divisions?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

What do you consider "the federal government".

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