[Dr. Sivana]

“Congress and the administration cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers,” ,/i>

Maybe not, but it's a start!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Congress and the administration cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers"

That is such a specious argument. Of course we cannot find a trillion dollars of fed "worker" salary to cut. But, in the final analysis, the job of the govt is to spend our tax money. With fewer people, they cannot spend as much. If you cut the fed labor force by half (excluding military), I'd wager fed spending would go down by 35% to 40%. There has to be a multiplier at work here; maybe not 1, but certainly greater than 0.

So, yes, you CAN balance the budget on the backs of federal employees.

[blackdog]

Cause is we don’t need them. We don’t want them. If they are do important, private industry will gladly take them on. If they are dead expensive wood, truth hurts.

[EQAndyBuzz]

““Congress and the administration cannot balance the federal budget on the backs of our federal workers,””

Just give all federal workers a 5% increase, tell them they are now responsible for their own health insurance, which means they now have to buy Obamacare. Include in this combining departments and having 10% reduction in workforce.

That should take care of it.