Posted on 11/21/2016 8:47:18 AM PST by detective
President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are drawing up plans to take on the government bureaucracy they have long railed against, by eroding job protections and grinding down benefits that federal workers have received for a generation.
Hiring freezes, an end to automatic raises, a green light to fire poor performers, a ban on union business on the governments dime and less generous pensions these are the contours of the blueprint emerging under Republican control of Washington in January.
These changes were once unthinkable to federal employees, their unions and their supporters in Congress. But Trumps election as an outsider promising to shake up a system he told voters is awash in waste, fraud and abuse has conservatives optimistic that they could do now what Republicans have been unable to do in the 133 years since the civil service was created.
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“To me that is where the real savings and freedom for ordinary citizens will be. Start with the DOE & the EPA.”
I agree.
“And if that happens, the honeymoon with Chuck Schumer will be short-lived or non-existent.”
You’re right; Up-Chuck will be out of control.
“This is just ridiculous and more so because the Republican controlled Congress has done nada to collect this money.”
That’s why we must watch the GOP Congress. We know, based on past experience, that they cannot be trusted. Too many of them are still beholden to people to whose wallet transcends their patriotism.
Try living without unemployment benefits and making the mortgage payments
This is music to my ears...love Trump!!!
There are damn few decent ones now period. my BIL is a DOD missile Defense Contactor. The crap at Redstone is the worse in 40 years.
Yes there are some good ones. Very few these days.
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