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GOP Readies Cuts to Federal Workforce Under Trump
rollcall.com ^ | Dec 6, 2016 | Jonathan Miller

Posted on 12/06/2016 2:54:43 PM PST by 867V309



While details remain sketchy, it would likely mean big changes to the generous retirement benefits given federal workers, mainly by looking to shift new employees from a defined benefit into a market-based 401(k).

He is also interested in making it easier to fire workers who perform badly and wants to reduce the federal civilian workforce, which currently numbers 2.1 million employees, not including U.S. Postal Service employees.


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To: TheTimeOfMan

“Isn’t all of the govt under fers? Which is not a defined benefit plan.”

You are right. FERS is a defined contribution plan. I too assumed that pretty much the entire Federal workforce is under FERS. Postal workers and some others may be treated differently.


21 posted on 12/06/2016 3:09:17 PM PST by ChessExpert (It's not compassion when you use government to give other people's money away.)
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To: 867V309

YES


22 posted on 12/06/2016 3:10:08 PM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: 867V309; All
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23 posted on 12/06/2016 3:11:00 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: ChessExpert

The Tennessee Valley Authority, a federal entity, has its own retirement system, the TVARS. Which is grossly underfunded like most government pension programs. But it is not subject to the same rules that dictate funding levels for the pension plans in the private sector so they get away with it.


24 posted on 12/06/2016 3:11:56 PM PST by meyer (There is no political solution to this troubling evolution...)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

The Treasury Employee’s union is the most problematic. Its very politically active & dangerous since it almost wholly infesting IRS.


25 posted on 12/06/2016 3:14:31 PM PST by Reily
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To: musicman

I remember a “government shutdown.” I was declared essential and reported to work.

The press moaned and groaned about poor workers sent home without pay. Those people caught up on home projects, etc., while I worked. After the so-called shut down, they were all given back pay. Basically, they received a paid vacation.


26 posted on 12/06/2016 3:16:15 PM PST by ChessExpert (It's not compassion when you use government to give other people's money away.)
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To: ChessExpert

Yes, FERS has a defined contribution (i.e., 401K plan) element. But in addition to this they also have a traditional pension plan which includes regular Cost of Living increases.


27 posted on 12/06/2016 3:19:23 PM PST by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: 867V309
DRAIN THE SWAMP!
28 posted on 12/06/2016 3:20:42 PM PST by Brandonmark (Made America Great Again! 11.08.2016 - A DAY OF RENEWAL)
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To: 867V309

“Working for the government shouldn’t be a ticket to ride.”......

Hope the law gets changed so it effects ALL government workers including the lawmakers, the ones who have created this mess.


29 posted on 12/06/2016 3:21:00 PM PST by DaveA37
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To: House Atreides

O.K.

I’m under CSRS. :)


30 posted on 12/06/2016 3:21:30 PM PST by ChessExpert (It's not compassion when you use government to give other people's money away.)
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To: ChessExpert

There “oughta be a law”.....

That’s not even close to being right.


31 posted on 12/06/2016 3:22:36 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: 867V309

Orderly move many jobs out of the DC area to the states. Even concentration of power, lobbyists, and contractors. With technology they do not need all the staffing and support staff to be in the DC area. DC voted 93% for Clinton. NoVA and Maryland suburbs almost as bad in their patterns. ALl feeding at the trough.

Let some of the contract managers work in Minot, ND or Ketchikan Alaska.


32 posted on 12/06/2016 3:25:45 PM PST by georgiarat (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize - Volttaire)
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To: 867V309

To start, cut 500,000 government bureaucrats just prior to Christmas!

Let um get a taste of what Middle America have be forced to deal with for over 2 decades now.


33 posted on 12/06/2016 3:27:52 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: 867V309

Start by resurrecting the study that the Pentagon reportedly buried exposing $125 billion in waste. The study exposes the number of excessive employees, contractors, etc. Here is the Link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3502123/posts


34 posted on 12/06/2016 3:28:39 PM PST by Stayfree (IT IS TIME TO START MAKING LAWS THAT LIBERALISM IS ILLEGAL!)
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To: edh
I have absolutely no problem with work-from-home if the person is doing their job.

Now, if they’re not doing their job (i.e. “working from home”, quotes emphasized, as you put it :-) ), then they lose that privilege.

Whenever one of my employees teleworks, I request a synopsis of their activities during their telework hours. They're pretty good about doing that.

35 posted on 12/06/2016 3:34:43 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: musicman

Thanks.

You just have to suck it up. Sometimes it is appreciated.

For white men, affirmative action is like walking into a headwind. But I know of one civilian who advanced quickly nonetheless.

He attended lots of meetings with higher officers. They would give him difficult assignments, which he never resisted, and regularly got on his case. It was almost like hazing.

He just persevered. He had to prove himself several times, but ultimately advanced. He kept this up. Long hours and some stress for years, but he climbed the corporate ladder.


36 posted on 12/06/2016 3:36:12 PM PST by ChessExpert (It's not compassion when you use government to give other people's money away.)
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To: BP2

That won’t be good for Comet pizza hehe


37 posted on 12/06/2016 3:38:23 PM PST by ari-freedom (Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
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To: Roger Kaputnik

I’m actually very interested and excited to see how much wait times decrease at he DMV if/when Trump follows through with this. Suspect the customer service will increase 100 fold when their jobs are no longer guaranteed.
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.Ironically, all the people waiting on line for welfare will love Trump because they won’t have to deal with the bureaucrats


38 posted on 12/06/2016 3:41:55 PM PST by ari-freedom (Chicken Little Concerned for Trump people are almost as annoying as NeverTrumpers!)
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To: pie_eater

Thats why the populist uprising was a shock..Gosh,I’m doing well..Isn’t everybody?


39 posted on 12/06/2016 3:42:08 PM PST by Hambone 1934
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To: ChessExpert

I am CSRS, It is a defined benefit plan as is FERS with its SS and basic benefit component excepting the thrift savings plan which is the 401K part.


40 posted on 12/06/2016 3:44:20 PM PST by yetidog
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