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		john_b on March 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unfit for work Bad analogy. Government employees actually do something (at least nominally) in exchange for the money they get.

scotty79 on March 23, 2013 | [–]

And nominally counts? Paying TSA to be groped is somehow beneficial for the society because it's nominally work?

In many cases we'd be better off paying people who currently work for the government to do nothing instead of what they are doing right now.

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