In a test of conservative grass root clout, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker won 53% to 46% in the recent recall election.
In a test of conservative grass root clout, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker won 53% to 46% in the recent recall election.
>>The spending plan proposed by Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney’s pick as the Republican vice presidential candidate, has drawn strong opposition from federal employees.<<
That alone is reason to approve of him.
Ryan/Walker, now THAT would be a dream team!
Those poor, poor federal workers. Poor dears.
Seems to me simply abolishing those agencies would give you all the personnel cuts you needed.
Oh, and selling off the public lands would do quite a bit to dispose of Department of Interior and all the problems they create.
BOO HOO....they’ve slept on silk cushions in the lead car of the government gravy train long enough. It’s about time our public “servants” live like the taxpayers who are forced to keep them in their fat paychecks, Cadillac health care and undeserved benefits.
His willingness to rein in this outrageously bloated federal spending on paper-shufflers is a feather in Ryan’s cap.
Okay, but what’s the downside?
works for me.
Every citizen who calls himself/herself a "conservative" must begin to use every means available to connect the dots and direct relationship between what is called the "size of government" and the above fact!
Once ordinary working citizens understand the connection between the money "taken" from them, as shown on their pay stubs and the increase in size and pay/benefits of federal employees over recent years, they will understand why Ryan's plan makes sense for them.
So-called Democrat "progressives" promote an idea of moral equivalency between "jobs" in wealth-creating private companies and wealth-depeting jobs in all levels of government. Then, Democrats rely on what they believe to be economic ignorance of working people to make that connection.
Ryan may just be the person who can make the connection crystal clear.
What is "big government" but massive government employment, combined with politicians and bureaucrats? To reduce the size requires taking away the government "bottle" from the mouths of those who feed on the hard work of their private sector neighbors.
I would be much harder on them. First day fire half nonmilitary personnel. Close at least five cabinet level departments. Eliminate the BATF. Second day fire the another third of the Federal Workforce. Close three more cabinet level departments. Close the EPA.
That would get us to around twice the number of Federal workers we actually need.
If anyone complains explain that the door is right there, don't let it hit you on the way out.
“Because the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Justice and Homeland Security have so many employees, the majority of the eliminated positions would come from these agencies, all of which are related to national security.”
This is the old ploy used by Democrats in cities that needed to make cuts to stay solvent: “If we cut the budget, firemen and policemen will be laid off first.” They never want to cut the third and fourth assistants to the city manager. So they hold taxpayers hostage and the cuts are voted down.
And eventually the cities go bankrupt and firemen and policemen do lose their jobs when there is no more money to waste on those assistants to the city brass.
I’m a federal employee, and I’m cheering Paul Ryan’s selection.
The Monday morning “Occupy Starbucks” coffee run with my coworkers will be interesting. They’ll be frantic.
Could save a bundle by giving Civil Service System back to federal workers and eliminating the corruption and excess bonuses of the Senior Executive Service.
I would sure hope so. I doubt if it hits them hard enough though.
They can include their Solitaire statistics on their resumes.
Democrats’ non-budget destroys all of America. What’s your point?
“Because the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Justice and Homeland Security have so many employees, the majority of the eliminated positions would come from these agencies, all of which are related to national security.”
Disgusting if true. In case folks have forgotten we have thousands of veterans from two wars in need of care for the foreseeable future. Hitting the VA for budget cuts is scandalous.
The single biggest problem for government at all levels (school district, city, county, federal) is the total compensation cost of their employees.
Check your local election campaign contributions, and you will find government employees, hiding behind “police/fire/teacher groups.”
And the winning candidates usually owe them big time, and then renew fat contracts, increase benefits, pensions, etc.
Budgets won’t be balanced wwithout big cuts, and Ryan is telling the truth, about this critical topic.
Maybe people will listen because of his age. He is younger than Obama, and should appeal to those not expecting free rides.
Self-ping for later reference.
That's excellent!