Other - Politics & Government - 5 Answers
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WORK? surely you jest.
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Because the last I checked, there are 50 states to this union in addition to the area classified as Washington D.C. Not to mention we have ambassadors and staff around the world representing us. Federal government does many different things.
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Because only 10 percent of federal jobs are in DC...were you going somewhere else with this? Federal jobs include FBI agents, customs officers, forest rangers, etc., the majority of which are located elsewhere.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huITa_MXeWc
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Because there is more to the country than Washington DC. I mean, what if all the federal employees were there? There would be no military bases anywhere else. Heck, there wouldn't even be a recruiter near you. If you wanted to go get your mail, you'd have to go to Washington to get it. Weather forecasts would be great for the Potomac Valley, since that's where all of the National Weather Service people would be. Goodbye food safety! I mean, for the people in the DC area, they'd get the same food inspection services. But not you. The Coast Guard would be protecting the banks of the Potomac River and nowhere else. The Army Corps of Engineers wouldn't be building any dams or levees anywhere else. Is there a federal crime going on? It's too bad that every single agent of the FBI, ATF and Secret Service are in the DC metro area. Need a replacement Social Security card? Hope you're ready to drive to DC, because your local office just closed. And so on, and so on. We live in a very large country, you know.
