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2024-07-31 Home Front: Politix

The Mandarinate: The 3rd-Party That Isn't On The US Election Ticket

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Posted by Fred 2024-07-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 A bit deceptive. Yes there are about 3M.

Of those about 600k are postal employees.
About the same number are DOD civilians.
About 400k work for the Veterans Admin.

The total number of civilian employees has been nearly constant since about 1990.

Certainly it is true that some individuals create an empire or sorts for themselves and some lie, cheat and steal. Also true that there is considerable waste.

But the deep state is not a monolith and parts of it are constantly in tension with other parts of it and a President and Cabinet willing to do hard work and smart enough to then get it done can get a lot done with the people they have on hand.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-07-31 00:47|| 2024-07-31 00:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Repeal Civil Service protection for those above GS-13.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-07-31 08:38|| 2024-07-31 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Even seafood has a choice.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-31 14:11|| 2024-07-31 14:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Feather merchants beware. I can see several positives at #2.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-07-31 15:48|| 2024-07-31 15:48|| Front Page Top

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