Dirac Delta@unitimpulse·Oct 5, 2020Replying to @vgr18% of the workforce is employed by government at some level. https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/438242-the-federal-government-is-the-largest-employer-in-the-nation#:~:text=When%20you%20factor%20in%20state,at%20more%20than%2018%20percent….18
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @unitimpulse and @MChapiroThat actually seems reasonable to me. Most government jobs are not elites.3:16 AM · Oct 5, 202022 Likes
Dirac Delta@unitimpulse·Oct 5, 2020Replying to @vgrThe employees themselves, but to the extent the work of those employees disproportionately benefit the "elites", they are not employed by the people.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 5, 2020Replying to @unitimpulse and @MChapiroYou misunderstand the concept of elite overproduction. It simply means too many people with elite educations like law, journalism, literature etc.17