[geggam]

All of those govt paid employees are paid by you... their employer.

Not the govt.

The govt owns nothing nor employees anyone.

[dragonwriter]

The government owns things and employs people as much as any corporation does, and as much as the government exists at all.

[geggam]

The govt is a structure which answers to the people and is supposedly for the betterment of the people. The government exists only because you consent to be governed. At any given moment you can revoke that consent. This govt hasnt been looking out for the peoples interests in a long time.

[gambiting]

I genuinely don't see the distinction.