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Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce
WaPo ^ | Damian Paletta

Posted on 03/13/2017 6:53:22 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

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1 posted on 03/13/2017 6:53:22 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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2 posted on 03/13/2017 6:54:27 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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Drain the swamp.


3 posted on 03/13/2017 6:56:48 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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Good. Gut the government 25% this year, another 30% next year, and 10% every year thereafter.


4 posted on 03/13/2017 6:57:53 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: RoosterRedux

1.8% cut is draconian? Only in Washington D.C.


5 posted on 03/13/2017 6:58:32 AM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: RoosterRedux

All he has to do is get rid of all the federal employee unions. Also allow direct hiring of contractors and stop the third party non sense. That would solve 98% of the problems without the political fallout.


6 posted on 03/13/2017 7:00:14 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Historic maybe.

But not significantly effective until whole cabinet level departments start being axed.

Education, HUD, Labor, etc.

Libs and media are going to squawk either way, just get to it.


7 posted on 03/13/2017 7:00:54 AM PDT by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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Sounds like a FedGov RIF is coming.


8 posted on 03/13/2017 7:01:41 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (Believe or not, we R in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! RU saved?)
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Yeah, 1.8% is a joke. So much needs to be cut WAAYYYY back...like cleaning at the IRS, EPA, etc. So much more. All of the useless, liberal bureaucracy that Obama created and inflated.
9 posted on 03/13/2017 7:04:41 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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Go Trump!

Long past due...


10 posted on 03/13/2017 7:05:19 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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Exactly. At minimum, get rid of executive order 13522, which gives “pre decisional” authority to the federal unions for most managerial decisions. Here is the key excerpt - “ allow employees and their union representatives to have pre-decisional involvement in all workplace matters to the fullest extent practicable, without regard to whether those matters are negotiable subjects of bargaining under 5 U.S.C. 7106” https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13522

This obama executive order pretty much gave the unions control of federal agencies. Why hasn’t Trump rescinded it yet?


11 posted on 03/13/2017 7:05:53 AM PDT by Nicojones
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When DC doesn’t get even its projected INCREASE, they call it ‘draconian.’

That word, whoever and whichever effing ghoul thought it up, should have trademarked it or something. These a$$holes use it any time a Republican tries to control costs.

I doubt they even know the origin of the word and got it from some dame game they were playing on the computer pretending to be working.


12 posted on 03/13/2017 7:08:04 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: RoosterRedux

Proposed budget. Let’s see what it looks like after the beltway GOP get done with it. If Ryancare is any indication President Trump won’t be “draining the swamp” much.


13 posted on 03/13/2017 7:08:57 AM PDT by lodi90
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He should reduces it by at least 50% in the next two years. Federal employees should not be paid cushy salaries to do worthless jobs that hinder the freedom of American citizens. There certainly isn’t enough work to do if hundreds are plugged into porn sites during the work day. Cut the waste, Mr. President!


14 posted on 03/13/2017 7:11:11 AM PDT by txrefugee
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"1.8% cut is draconian? Only in Washington D.C."

I spent most of my career in local government, and during the financial crisis of 2007-2009 the city (Seattle) was able to accommodate similar reductions through retirements alone. The remaining staff easily picked up the slack. I would guess that targeted reductions of 3-5% (or more) could be accomplished without any impairment of vital programs. But even holding the workforce at the current level would be a step in the right direction, as opposing to increasing the workforce every year.
15 posted on 03/13/2017 7:11:34 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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Go President Trump!


16 posted on 03/13/2017 7:11:59 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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Best news ever.

I am a small business owner subjected to 8 years of misery under our most despotic and vindictive president ever. Now, under our new president we are experiencing our greatest month ever in only his second full month in office. Let the Fed workers experience what the rest of us did. Get a real job.


17 posted on 03/13/2017 7:13:28 AM PDT by Sam Clements
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To: RoosterRedux

Feds should only be 5% GDP with state and local making up another 5%.

2016 spending over gdp in 2016 was 19%.


18 posted on 03/13/2017 7:13:38 AM PDT by fruser1
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He is supposed to sign an executive order today to reorganize the executive department. This isn’t the first many presidents have signed similar orders but it’ll be interesting to see what this one is.


19 posted on 03/13/2017 7:13:46 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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One of the reasons why I voted for him. Someone has to cut the fat


20 posted on 03/13/2017 7:13:59 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (Waiting for inspirations)
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