Posted on 11/04/2019 12:44:49 PM PST by Kaslin
Many in the crowd at the Washington Nationals World Series game booed and chanted, “Lock him up!” when it was announced and displayed on the big screens in the stadium that President Trump was in attendance.
Why should the rest of us “Deplorables” in flyover country not be surprised?
After all, it’s likely a safe assumption that a significant portion, perhaps a vast majority of those attending the World Series games in Washington are exactly those Deep State bureaucrats in the Beltway swamp Trump is trying to get rid of. The leftist government employees, elites, politicians and lobbyists who are living off other people’s taxes that affords them the opportunity to pay the high price of attending a World Series game were more than delighted to use the event to attempt to embarrass the President.
For all of Trump’s efforts to “Drain the Swamp”, the growth of the number of federal government employees continues unabated, as does their rates of pay as compared to the private sector. Since 2000, the federal workforce (not including uniformed military) has grown by over 26%, reaching 1.377 million in 2019 and projected to reach 1.457 million in 2020. According to the Congressional Budget Office, federal employees enjoy salaries 17% higher than their private sector counterparts. And for those government employees who underperform? Their jobs are historically safer than the private sector due to the difficulty of firing a non-performing federal employee. Federal employees are fired at one-sixth the rate of private sector employees.
When computing the total benefits package of federal employees, the data is even more revealing, with the average federal employee compensation totaling $135,971 versus $75,381 in the private sector.
These are giddy days for federal employees. That huge difference could make or break the decision to buy a high-priced and in-demand World Series ticket. The days of civil servant employees trading private sector higher compensation for more job security in government jobs are long gone – now they have both.
For all the demonization by the Democrats of the Trump tax cuts, the federal government took in record income tax revenues for fiscal year 2019 (ending September 30th) and reaching a whopping $1.71 Trillion, up $5.5 Billion from fiscal 2018. Total receipts from all sources were $3.46 Trillion, however the government still spent more than it took in, spending $4.44 Trillion.
Run-away spending under Trump has continued as it did with previous administrations, but in case those who may need a civics lesson refresh, all spending originates and is authorized by Congress. The largest category of spending is not the Department of Defense (ranking 3rd) and is eclipsed by the Department of Health and Human Services ($1.21 Trillion) and the Social Security Administration ($1.10 Trillion).
The federal deficit is expected to hit $1.1 Trillion in 2020 and the federal debt has surpassed $23 Trillion. It doesn’t seem to matter which Party is in control in Congress or the White House. The conservative dream of a balanced budget amendment, or any fiscal sanity whatsoever seems a million miles away.
In the meantime, we have a Congress totally consumed with Trump Derangement Syndrome and the all-out attempt through impeachment to invalidate the 2016 Presidential election.
But, what the heck – Washington’s baseball team won the World Series!
DC voted for Hillary 90.86% to TRUMP's 4.09%
average federal employee compensation totaling $135,971 versus $75,381 in the private sector...
You could use that same picture to show federal workers LAUGHING AT US.
Re: Trump - 4.09% - Washington D.C. - 2016 election
This is why the Deep State, the MSM, and the Democrat Party have no fear of Trump.
99% of any criminal indictments would be tried before a jury in Washington D.C. or New York City.
Probability of a conviction?
ZERO!
Who cares? The Federal Reserve will lend the government the money at interest paid for with the lowered standard of living of our descendants. The Federal employees aren’t going to miss a pay check.
No one cares anymore of have just given up. If a GOP controlled Congress couldn’t do it, it is obvious they didn’t WANT to do it, so it will NEVER be done.
Yes, the government can just monetize the debt, which will increase inflation for the masses of course, but what does the government care, as long as they can get away with it.
I guess WE should care. If charges are brought against the Coup Crew, the trials MAY be held in DC...UNLESS Durham moves for change of venue. I suspect he’s savvy enough to know that.
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