Posted on 11/22/2016 2:17:21 PM PST by Sean_Anthony
Federal employees face a long overdue reckoning
Give this some thought: We are a nation based on a system of federalism, which means that largely sovereign states are united under a limited federal government that performs only certain essential functions - those enumerated in the Constitution - and leaves all functions not so enumerated to the states by law.
That is the idea. So how did we get to the point where a federal government supposedly so limited has 2.1 million employees? And how did that group of federal employees become such a privileged class that they're almost impossible to fire - even if they're demonstrably incompetent - and they enjoy pay and benefits that would make most people working in the private sector blush?
Term limits for Bureaucrats.
no, we want the jobs here..... :-)
We need term limits for federal employees. No citizen should be able to work for the federal government for more than 10 years total over their lifetime with the military excluded. It should also include contractors to the federal government as well. There are over 100 million people in this country and there are more than enough of them to get their turn in federal service.
Yeah you’re right:
Replace all fedgov workers with Trump voters.
All done in a relatively open and aboard manner. There are many things the states don’t want to take the heat for performing.
Back in the day they were not very well paid, so benefits were offered to attract and retain good workers. Now the pay has outstripped much of the private sector, and they still get the bennies.
“that they’re almost impossible to fire”
That is SO not true. Even a hint of an allegation of racism or sexism or homophobia will get you fired.
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