Too Many Parasites

Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum

Government jobs represent about 13.5 percent of all employment in Nevada

The Nevada parasites who hold government jobs and/or live off public programs should not be allowed to vote in state elections, because they're big government beneficiaries. As few as 5% of the voting age population could seal a big government fate. Count the fed/county/local employees (most courtesy of Government or NPRI):

State of NV 21,547
Clark County 8,106
Washoe 3,166
City of LV 3,847
Douglas 826
Carson City 969
Lyon County 718
US Gov³ 29,633
Reno 1,757
Sparks 650
NSHE 13,786
CCSD 34,763
WCSD 3,806
------------------------------------

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENTAGE OF NV VOTERS: 6.6%

The number of workers who earn a living as government contractors must be much more than 1%, and there are many THOUSANDS of state government retirees. On average, each month, 92,353 people received government benefits such as Mental Health services & food stamps (some must also be current public employees). 168,197 of us were eligible for Medicaid. 50,000+ NSHE students eligible to vote here.

The constituency for big government has reached (or soon will) the point of no return.