HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/01/does-government-create-a-wealth-gap/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 13:09:02 -0400Does government create a wealth gap?<![CDATA[Part of the inequality comes from high-paid federal employees. Reuters notes: &#8220;Today there are 320,000 federal jobs in the Washington area. Within the District of Columbia, 55% pay $100,000 or more. &#8221; But even more of the inequality comes from the large numbers of even more highly-paid lobbyists that today&#8217;s big government has attracted: &#8220;Nearly 13,000 lobbyists registered with the government last year and reported $3.3 billion in fees, or about $260,000 per lobbyist. That&#8217;s 22% more lobbyists and 37% more inflation-adjusted revenue per lobbyist than in 1998,&#8221; reports Reuters.]]>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:40:18 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/01/does-government-create-a-wealth-gap-n98783