[Jim from C-Town]

The fact that he actually requires government workers to pay for some of their benefits is a good start.

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.

[muawiyah]

Federal workers already pay for their benefits. State and local government workers don't.

That probably arises from the fact civil service rules are so new to so many states ~ the old spoils system worked that way.

Postal workers are already overpaid $78 billion on their retirement plans and have been subsidizing the federal government the last few years.

[muawiyah]

BTW, firing the federal workforce in the manner you described gets you down to about 240,000 postal letter carriers, no army, no navy, no airforce, no missile force, no coast guard....... and you'd still have more than a trillion dollar deficit.

Not to rub this in but you haven't informed yourself enough on these matters to make comments.