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2017-01-18 Government

Trump eyes 10% spending cuts, 20% slash of federal workers

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Posted by Fred 2017-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 I'd like the Center for Disease Control (CDC) specifically targetted. I'd like every single participant in "mission creep", like pretending that "disease control" includes bullshit political items like guns and the consumption of salt in the diet, to be put on notice that they're now required to demonstrate what REAL "disease control" contributions they've made to the agency. If they have none, boot them. And start high on the organization chart, and only move downward to the point where anyone is making executive decisions.

Posted by Crusader 2017-01-18 00:44|| 2017-01-18 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Just mow down the top 3 management levels at all the various agencies - Trump appointees exempt.

Posted by CrazyFool 2017-01-18 01:18|| 2017-01-18 01:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Initiate an immediate Federal hiring freeze. Boomer and near-boomers are now retiring in record numbers. A 20% slash of federal ~~workers~~ employees should be accomplished quite easily. Some additional tips follow:

Pass a law to make 'burrowing' illegal, and make it 6 months retroactive.

Eliminate an entire federal agency by merging it's responsibilities with another.

Declare the federal gov't a 'Right to Work' organization. Declare the AFGE (federal employees union) unconstitutional and disband it immediately.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-01-18 01:41|| 2017-01-18 01:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Get rid of Education, Energy and Environment departments.

Posted by gorb 2017-01-18 03:07|| 2017-01-18 03:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Get rid of NMFS and HUD, too.

20% cuts in the public "work" force will get us back to about early to mid Bill Clinton era levels, relative to the populations size at large. It
is a nice start but we need much more.

The goal should be to get the percentage of employed that are public sector down to pre-Great Society levels, around 5-6%. In order for that to happen we need to cut 60-70% of public employees.

Posted by no mo uro 2017-01-18 05:14|| 2017-01-18 05:14|| Front Page Top

#6 "Declarethe AFGE (federal employees union) unconstitutional and disband it immediately.

Well, this started on Rantburg, let's go about the red marker more!

You guys made this!

If you do not know how to cut the US Government #budget, give US a red pen #economy

Posted by newc 2017-01-18 06:14|| 2017-01-18 06:14|| Front Page Top

#7 The Donks have no problems with such cuts in DoD*, why not the others?

*given that national defense is specifically called for in the Constitution while many agencies and departments are not.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-01-18 08:14|| 2017-01-18 08:14|| Front Page Top

#8 As we say, a good start.

Posted by Iblis 2017-01-18 12:57|| 2017-01-18 12:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Declare the federal gov't a 'Right to Work' organization. Declare the AFGE (federal employees union) unconstitutional and disband it immediately.

Do it properly through Congress. Pen and phone edicts are only good as long as the president who ordered them is in office.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-01-18 15:16|| 2017-01-18 15:16|| Front Page Top

#10 You can't do it all the first day or even the first year, the unemployment costs would drive the budget right over the edge!

But you can not replace those who retire or choose to depart to 'protest' the new sheriff in town. Tell people their budgets will be slashed by xx% in the next three years and let nature take its' course.

You'll need a plan to transition from massive waste to minimal waste. Hire some out-of-work progressives (cheap!) then fire them when they don't perform!

Posted by Bobby 2017-01-18 16:40|| 2017-01-18 16:40|| Front Page Top

#11 No permanent employees at all. Everyone on contracts. With the possible exception of spy agencies, and the military of course.

Posted by phil_b 2017-01-18 21:43|| 2017-01-18 21:43|| Front Page Top

#12 ...heh. The military are already 'on contract'. Pass over and RIFT are SOP.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-01-18 21:49|| 2017-01-18 21:49|| Front Page Top

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