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		invig 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Letter to the American People What percentage should there be?

defrost 7 months ago [–]

Zero, as claimed, seems unlikely.

"Should" seems prescriptive.

Within a standard deviation of the mean general distribution for the US Federal service would be probable by the Central Limit Theorem.

invig 6 months ago | [–]

Why bound it to the US Federal service?

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