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Posted on 10/12/2025 5:41:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Even as Democrats seemed inexorably headed toward a government shutdown rather than accepting the Continuing Resolution, the big question was whether Trump would use a shutdown to shrink the federal government. That question continued as Democrats were obdurate in their refusal to negotiate any compromises on their plans for healthcare for illegal aliens and to provide services for transexuals at home and abroad.
While some federal programs must wait for funding until the shutdown ends, other programs can be canceled when the money runs out, or, at the very least, their employees can be permanently fired. Democrats assumed that Trump was bluffing when he said that’s what he would do during a shutdown. After all, he’s been known for getting out over his skis on certain policies and then walking back.
Well, to the delight of those who crave a smaller, less intrusive, less leftist federal government, Trump wasn’t bluffing. White House budget director Russ Vought, who has been champing at the bit to make the government smaller, leaner, and less leftist, finally got the go-ahead. Yesterday, the layoffs began—or at least, the process for making them happen began, which is an important point:
The Trump administration plans to lay off more than 4,100 federal workers from seven departments in response to the partial government shutdown, according to a court filing submitted Friday.
The administration filing, on behalf of the Office of Management and Budget, came in response to a court order stemming from a lawsuit filed Sept. 30 by the American Federation of Government Employees and other unions challenging the administration’s authority to conduct mass firings during a shutdown.
The document also made clear that additional layoffs, known as reductions-in-force or RIFs, are possible because some agencies have yet to decide whether to conduct layoffs
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The crime rate may explode.
This is how it is done. You make it cost the enemy so much, they will wish they hadn't crossed you.
80% of government employees are Democrats. They need to be made to work at a real job so they will stop being Democrats.
The Nation cannot afford Democrats running the bureaucracy.
Permanent reductions or just furloughs?
Aren’t they all protected from unions or just certain agencies?
rainee wrote: “Aren’t they all protected from unions or just certain agencies?”
No, not all, not even a majority.
AI Overview
Approximately 25% to 30% of federal employees are unionized, with different sources providing slightly different estimates based on recent data. For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a 25.1% union membership rate for federal employees in 2023, while another recent analysis indicates it’s closer to 28%.
Federal vs. Public Sector: The unionization rate for federal employees is lower than the overall public sector rate, which was 32.2% in 2024 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Public Sector Comparison: The union membership rate for government workers (28%) is significantly higher than for private-sector employees (6%).
Recent Growth: Union membership in the federal sector saw an increase in recent years, rising by 61,000 members from 2022 to 2023, to a total of 1,032,000 members.
Pink slip policy.
How has America survived two weeks without a Federal gummit?
Sunrise was right on time today.
The number of federal workers being fired is nothing.
There are about 3 million federal workers and officials.
To get a constitutionally limited federal gov’t and recovery of our Free Constitutional Republic, the 80%+ unconstitutional portion of the federal gov’t must be dismantled.
That means approx. 2.5 million federal workers and officials WHO YOU ARE PAYING, must be fired.
Too bad for them but GREAT for America and the average American. The economy would boom like never before, the average American would be more prosperous than ever, and those poor ex-federal workers would have more job opportunities than they could handle.
May it happen, Lord, I pray.
“ The Nation cannot afford Democrats running the bureaucracy.”
And once you RIF enough workers, you then shut down the unions.
They now have a problem with executing a reduction in force, (RIF), because they people needed to make the evaluations can work because of the shut down. Generally, the government must be shutdown for 30 days before this can work.
I wonder how many are real employees. Or how many had second, concurrent full time jobs.
Government workers in unconstitutional functions were basically criminals 24/7 so it really can't get worse. At least now some of them will be forced to take up jobs in the private sector providing goods and services people actually want.
“Firing”?
Yup.
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