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Perhaps "hundreds of thousands" is an exaggeration?
I know there are about 2.4 million Federal, non-military, government employees in the US. (That makes the Federal Government the largest single employer in the US) There are another 19 million state, county, and local government employees across the US. What does that mean? It means that there is 1 non-military government employee for every 12 and a half or so citizens in the US. (Seems like a lot, eh? Well, it is. And it isn't going to change anytime soon. Why? Because their Unions help fund political campaigns that elect a lot Democrats.) There are about 1.4 million people in the military, I believe.
Anyway...
These guys are still working in D.C. ...