[casuist]

I’m not saying that this is the best possible news ever. I’m just saying that the data would support that conclusion were these federal employees as well as local government employees.

[microgood]

Anything that reduces the size of government whether it be the economy, an earthquake, or a meteor hitting Washington DC, is a good thing.

[RightOnTheBorder]

It will be nice to see all the Obamanazis in local governments who thought they were immune to economic downturn get theirs. Unfortunately the first to get cut are likely the services I use such as the police and fire departments. The few things a government should be doing will be cut to the bone before they get rid of the second assistant to the diversity outreach coordinator.

[Paladin2]

Laffer Curve at work trickling up from the local gov’ts to the States to eventually the Feds.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Local governments running free healthcare clinics, domestic violence services, subsidizing Alcoholics Anonymous, etc. They have gone beyond the scope of what government is supposed to do. Just fix the roads and keep law and order. That’s basically all local government should be doing.

[MrPiper]

Who cares,, I’m self employed....people will sell their first born to keep the A/C’s running in the south.....I went to the four year college of hard work.... (vo-tech) PS,, averaging between $40/60k/yr.

[bfree]

I read the report as EXCELLENT news. The bloated staffing of governments is choking the economy. Fewer overpaid civil servants with high cost benefits and high cost pensions improve the landscape. We have way too many individual government units in school boards, county governments, city governments, and obviously, federal government units. Consolidation is the only answer.

[goldfinch]

Every cloud has a silver lining.