[jimmyray]

Cutting 25% does not need the reduction of people’s salaries, it would need the reduction of 25% of agency spending, and perhaps a 25% reduction in personnel.

[Cheburashka]

Cutting 25% does not need the reduction of people’s salaries,...

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So you're going to cut 25% of the program, but keep 100% of the bureaucrats that run the program?

...it would need the reduction of 25% of agency spending, and perhaps a 25% reduction in personnel.

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2) A 25% reduction in personnel is a 100% reduction for the personnel you fire. They'll be real pleased with you, won't they? So which is better, cutting everybody’s pay by 25% or firing 25%?

Don't kid yourself. You have to cut the bureaucracy hard to cut spending if you're looking to cut spending by 25%, and if you're cutting the bureaucracy will fight tooth and nail. I think a lot of the big mouths posting around here think it will be easy - I guarantee they will be disappointed.