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Public Service or Public Served?

The people need to be taxed less, so the government must do more with less.

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Christopher J. Patton
May 03, 2025
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Unless an employee has been caught in crime, the years served in the military or government is favorably recognized publicly. It captures local to national headlines, probably rightly in most cases. I think most public servants want to do a good job, but they are restricted by government’s structural obstructions from doing that job well, as in effectiv…

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