{"id":346,"date":"2010-09-30T07:09:19","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T11:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/?p=346"},"modified":"2015-08-27T23:20:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T03:20:05","slug":"willrogers-political-quote-government-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/willrogers-political-quote-government-jobs\/346","title":{"rendered":"Will Rogers on Government Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_1003.jpg\" alt=\"Will Rogers Ranch\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_1003.jpg 320w, https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_1003-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>It&#8217;s interesting that Rogers noticed the growth of government back in 1934. By his humorously exaggerated estimate, half the people in the U.S. hold government jobs.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nToday, we also have a problem with growing government. Thousands of IRS agents are needed to handle the new healthcare legislation. When you hear about vast amounts of stimulus spending, it will require additional government staffing to administer the programs.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe point that Rogers makes in his quote and the question we have to ask today is &#8220;Do we really need to grow government to such a large size?&#8221; Can we get along with a smaller government?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This beautiful picture was taken at Will Rogers Dog Iron Ranch in Oolagah, Oklahoma. The picture was taken looking from the house down the walkway toward Lake Oolagah in the background. The ranch is just a few miles from the Will Rogers Museum in Claremore, OK. (near Tulsa) If you are ever in the area, be sure to stop by and visit.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you have enjoyed this quote from Will Rogers and the accompanying image taken from the\u00a0<a title=\"Will Rogers Daily Quotes\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/will-rogers-daily-quotes\/id381332965?mt=8&amp;uo=6&amp;at=10laLs&amp;ct=iosProducts\" target=\"_blank\">Will Rogers<\/a> iPhone app. Please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fbraswell\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Systems-of-Merritt-Inc\/139423869429884?created\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>page regularly and pass these posts on to friends that might enjoy a bit of wisdom from Will Rogers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/will-rogers-daily-quotes\/id381332965?mt=8&amp;uo=6&amp;at=10laLs&amp;ct=iosProducts\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7006 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/badge_appstore-lrg.gif\" alt=\"Will Rogers\" width=\"116\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s interesting that Rogers noticed the growth of government back in 1934. By his humorously exaggerated estimate, half the people in the U.S. hold government jobs. Today, we also have a problem with growing government. Thousands of IRS agents are needed to handle the new healthcare legislation. 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