Dirac Delta@DiracDel·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….8
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 5, 2020Replying to @unitimpulse and @MChapiroThat actually seems reasonable to me. Most government jobs are not elites.122
Dirac Delta@DiracDel·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@vgrReplying to @unitimpulse and @MChapiroYou misunderstand the concept of elite overproduction. It simply means too many people with elite educations like law, journalism, literature etc.3:22 AM · Oct 5, 20207 Likes
Dirac Delta@DiracDel·Oct 5, 2020Replying to @vgrWould this not be overproduction of degrees in political science, economics, or similar? You could include the various people in government adjacent positions that have to massage how funds are moved as the budget has grown over time.
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 5, 2020Replying to @DiracDel and @MChapiroen.m.wikipedia.orgElite overproduction - Wikipedia3