[muawiyah]

Hmm ~ RIFs ~ I went through SEVERAL of them.

They are held all the time. You haven't lived until you go through a RIF.

Why do you ask?

Hey, I even went through the abolition and dismantlement of a Department, as well as the creation and set up of a new major government agency.

There are all sorts of experiences to have as a government employee.

Ever been drafted?

Then there's retirement.

[Jim from C-Town]

I would exempt the military from utter annihilation, however Most government agencies should be outright eliminated. We have a $14 trillion debt and budget deficit of 42%. There should be wholesale eliminations of programs and departments.

These are serious times. There isn't enough money in the World to pay for the debt and unfunded liabilities of the Federal Government. That doesn't include the state and local governments. People should be fired, they have to be. Any talks that do not include elimination of large portions of the Federal workforce are on their face not serious.