The Federal Workforce Scam: Millions of “Private” Jobs Are Funded by Your Taxes

Three weeks ago, the Trump administration ordered a temporary freeze on all federal financial assistance that conflicts with its policy agenda. The directive primarily targeted non-governmental organizations (NGOs), those supposedly “independent” entities that in reality function as an extension of the federal government. The response from these groups was immediate: widespread panic, talk of layoffs, and complaints that they couldn’t keep their doors open without an endless flow of taxpayer dollars. These NGOs, much like defense contractors and other federal grantees, pretend to be part of the private economy. But let’s call them what they really are—government-funded middlemen. They produce little of value, exist only because of government subsidies, and operate under the false pretense of being private enterprises. Now,…