Shrinking Government and Seeing a Shrink

PJ Media ^ | 8/18/14 | Richard Fernandez

[Impala64ssa]

The National Treasury Employees Union has a PDF document on its website which shows why any attempt to shrink the government is foredoomed. ”The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) is an independent labor union representing approximately 150,000 employees of 30 agencies of the United States government. The union specializes in representation of non-supervisory federal employees in every classification and pay level in civilian agencies.”

The document urges NTEU members to oppose a list of “bad bills” now before congress. Here is the list of “bad bills” verbatim.

LEGISLATION PROPOSING REDUCTIONS IN PAY, BENEFITS AND THE SIZE OF THE WORKFORCE

H.R. 243 (Ross, R-Fla.) would extend the freeze on federal employee pay through the end of calendar year 2015 and would require deep cuts in the federal workforce. H.Con. Res. 96 (Ryan, R-Wis.) The House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2015 contains $125 billion in cuts to federal retirement programs. It would require federal employees to contribute close to 6% more toward their retirement, would limit agencies to hiring only one employee for every three that leave, end the FERS supplement and phase out the defined benefit annuity portion of the federal retirement system, leaving only TSP. Would eliminate repayment by government of student loans for federal employees. H.R. 1780 (Camp, R-Mich.) would require most federal employees to leave the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and instead join health plans established under the Affordable Care Act. H.R. 237 (Marino, R-Pa.) would impose a hiring freeze on the federal government until the budget deficit has been eliminated.

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As can be seen, the “bad bills” are exclusive authored by the Republicans, who are causing gridlock in Washington. (my emphasis added)

[Impala64ssa]

So the NTEU says that reducing the size of gov't is a bad thing. A bad thing for who?? Like scientinsts who receive funding from the EPA, Sierra Club and the other greenies who say man-made climate change is real. Considering the source, this is just as meaningful as Bill Gates issuing a strong buy recommendation on Microsoft.

[GeronL]

exacty

[certrtwngnut]

Does your screen name indicate that you run a 64 Impala in ss/a in NHRA? 427 engine? 4 speed? Curious to know.

[Impala64ssa]

No, it had a 283 originally, a previous owner dropped a 327/ 250hp in it. It stilll has the trusty old Powerglide trans, but it’ll pass almost anything but a gas station.

[DJ MacWoW]

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