Carrie Sheffield

Carrie Sheffield

November 17, 2023 - 3 minutes

Opinion

U.S. Job Market Growth Inflated By Government Hiring, Not Real Value Creation

Government hiring second-fastest sector, paid by taxpayers, not economic growth. A Potemkin village is a construction—literal or figurative—designed t...

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