1) Continue the downsizing.
2) Move entire departments to other states. The employees can take their families with them. They vote too.
3)This is the BIG ONE! Redraw the D.C. boundaries to their ORIGINAL lines, a 10 mile square thereby eliminating blue areas of Arlington and perhaps Alexandria. Just think. Take away their representation on legal grounds citing the constitution. We got the judges.
This would be the proper pushback to the DC statehood movement. Think of the drama that would come out of it. That’s where the ‘teachable’ element comes in. Most Americans don’t know what the original boundaries were and the reason for putting the capital in a district, not a state. Virginia took back it’s part of the district because of slavery-we got em’ on that one.
Ok so the citizens will lose their voting rights. Tell them to move.
Yet another reason to be glad Trump is in office. If we had a Jeb Bush in office, you could be damn sure that there would be no decline in federal workers despite how much he talked a good game about being conservative - just like his brother.
This is FAR BIGGER than just reduced headcount. These people are parasite c meddling busybodies that produce nothing but economy-strangling regs and roadblocks There a big GDP NEGATIVE multiplier effect for these people. I’d wager that every headcount reduction increases GDP by $1 billion.
Should’ve announced it on the 4th - right before the fireworks.
That’s a good downpayment on what has to be done.
It’s a start.
A good start. The recent Supreme Court ruling gave the President/The Executive Constitutional control of “Independent/unconstitutional” agencies.
Many Alphabet agencies should be eliminated and expect the states to do that job. Example. All states regulate Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and the expansionist powers of the ATF. Eliminate the ATF. Some ATF agents can go work for the state agencies. Some ATF agents can transfer to the FBI. Some can enter the private sector.
Many Alphabet agencies should have 90% of their jurisdiction cut. Example. FCC had a reason to exist a hundred years ago. Now, with internet, social media, as well as TV, radio, there is little reason for FCC to control our Freedom of Speech as they do.
Consultants are the next thing to cut beyond employees. Consulting firm Deloitte is the #1 Welfare FRAUD with both Federal and State money in most states, all the big states.
A good start.
16% isn’t a very dramatic reduction.
You are absolutely correct that we need to flip Virginia back to red and the key to that is to drain out Occupied Northern Virginia. If we could hive off Louden, Arlington and Fairfax counties, that alone would do it.
Good post empty Fairfax that is the part of Virginia it needs to be shipped somewhere else and turn Virginia back red like it should be