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A spoils system would create a hyper-partisan bureaucracy in the run-up to every election. That would be much much worse !
Steps: Things that can be done immediately !

1. Issue an EO rescinding JFK’s EO allowing federal unions.

2. Actually enforce the Hatch Act. Republican administrations pretend to, Rat administrations pretend it doesn’t exist.

3. Reduce the scope and responsibility (If not disband it completely!) of the Federal Election Commission. Elections are a state responsibility. Remove the charity-like tax status of political organization or causes. If it raises money it pays taxes on it. That takes away the federal ability to reward or punish organizations because of their political creeds. Or push the decision making down to the states. If the state says this political organization meets it tax-free requirements the IRS can’t argue otherwise it must accept it.

I’ve toyed with this idea. Unfortunately it would likely require a Constitutional Amendment. You come to work for FedGov, you give up the right to vote in federal election. You can vote in state & local but not FedGov. Also it might require state & local elections to occur on different days. Federal elections would be defined as President, Senate & Congress. (Note I would repeal the 17th Amendment and put selecting senators back in the hands of the state legislators.)

Also move as much of the bureaucracy that can be moved into the interior of the country. With today’s communication\transportation technology it doesn’t need to be concentrated in one spot.

Raise not lower the ages that you can start participating in politics. Aspiring politicians need to go out and experience life first. Actually show you can be successful at something other then saying the right things, kissing babies & shaking hands. Show you learned something from having “Skin-In-The-Game”.