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On the recordDecember 9, 2009
The Federal Government currently employs over 1.8 million people. Wal-Mart, a similar number, and no one can doubt that Wal-Mart has been a profitable enterprise.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess compares government employment to Wal-Mart's profitability.

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