According to Newt Gingrich’s organization American Solutions there are:
300,000,000 people
511,000 elected officials including
3,300 county governments,
17,000 elected school boards,
14,000 state legislators,
50 Governors,
435 federal US Representatives
100 federal US Senators.
Not included in the above list are the following:
There are layers of government that are generated by each of the entities on Gingrich’s list.
Statistical details about the Executive Branch of the US Federal Government.
Statistical details about the Judicial Branch of government at the US Federal and State levels.
Local boards, agencies, neighborhood councils and other government agencies
Non-profit and Not-for-Profit Corporations
Public-Private Partnerships

There is too much bureaucracy, too much duplication of efforts; government is too rigid and there is too little in the way of accomplishment. This is true in all areas of government, including social services to people in need and processing of permits of all kinds (i.e. building permits, etc.)