General Election

[steeljack]

I wonder how any country can expect to operate when 1/5 of all able bodied adults in employment are public employees (non producers and non taxpayers) .note ...... Taxes paid by public employees are just recycled £s paid into the system previously by private emplyees and compaies and as such cannot be counted as 'new wealth')

National Statistics Online

and 1/3 of all homes are in reciept of Govt. benefits for at least 1/2 of its income, and therefore are non contributors to the system

One third of homes dependent on benefits - Telegraph

simple math shows that a majority of the population 1/5 +1/3 = 8/15 (20% +33.3% = 53%) is being financially supported by a lesser number of legitimate taxpayers , hardly conducive to a competive economy

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by steeljack

I wonder how any country can expect to operate when 1/5 of all able bodied adults in employment are public employees (non producers and non taxpayers) .note ...... Taxes paid by public employees are just recycled £s paid into the system previously by private emplyees and compaies and as such cannot be counted as 'new wealth')

National Statistics Online

and 1/3 of all homes are in reciept of Govt. benefits for at least 1/2 of its income, and therefore are non contributors to the system

One third of homes dependent on benefits - Telegraph

simple math shows that a majority of the population 1/5 +1/3 = 8/15 (20% +33.3% = 53%) is being financially supported by a lesser number of legitimate taxpayers , hardly conducive to a competive economy

Very easy - You employ another couple of million civil servants and then you screw everyone else to pay the bill.

It does get the unemployment figures down for a while.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by steeljack

simple math shows that a majority of the population 1/5 +1/3 = 8/15 (20% +33.3% = 53%) is being financially supported by a lesser number of legitimate taxpayers , hardly conducive to a competive economy

Never mind 'simple'.

With those skills, if you were back over here, you'd be a Professor of Mathematics, teaching at Oxford.

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by steeljack

I wonder how any country can expect to operate when 1/5 of all able bodied adults in employment are public employees (non producers and non taxpayers) .note ...... Taxes paid by public employees are just recycled £s paid into the system previously by private emplyees and compaies and as such cannot be counted as 'new wealth')

National Statistics Online

and 1/3 of all homes are in reciept of Govt. benefits for at least 1/2 of its income, and therefore are non contributors to the system

One third of homes dependent on benefits - Telegraph

simple math shows that a majority of the population 1/5 +1/3 = 8/15 (20% +33.3% = 53%) is being financially supported by a lesser number of legitimate taxpayers , hardly conducive to a competive economy

the link shows that government employees has decreased 5% in the last ten years.. not a good thing.. wether it be within strong economies such as Britian and the so called G8 ...high unemployment is the main factor in any western economy.. even if as you say some of these government jobs are non-productive.. I'd rather have some in work than pay them to sit at home.. that is more productive.