Overrespresentation of blacks and other minorities in federal jobs (unemployed, soldiers, brainwash)
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Even though statistically speaking Blacks are not overrespresented in the federal government there seems to be a push with this notion that Blacks are overrespresented. We often hear code words such as "lazy" and "inefficient" when referring to lower level federal employees. These code words were in fact pervasive during the reconstruction era...psychological programming used to keep blacks in the lowest level servile positions and out of federal and state government.
I have to ask, if the federal government was 98% white on all levels of representation would there be such a push to cut federal jobs? Why are people so eager to push people out of work that historically have been disenfranchised? The corporate sector is overwhelmingly white. Where do you suppose these people will go? When we choose to lay off millions and millions of low/mid level federal minority workers...were will they go to find a job?
Why are you making this about race? What is it with liberals and trying to find a racial connection to EVERYTHING? Can't you just accept the fact that the government is TOO BIG TO BE SUSTAINABLE? We just lost our credit rating, and surely others will follow in the near future, and we can't pay our bills and higher taxes will kill what little tiny recovery is happening. Not to mention our eroding freedoms, we can't get them back unless government is scaled back
Why are you making this about race? What is it with liberals and trying to find a racial connection to EVERYTHING? Can't you just accept the fact that the government is TOO BIG TO BE SUSTAINABLE? We just lost our credit rating, and surely others will follow in the near future, and we can't pay our bills and higher taxes will kill what little tiny recovery is happening. Not to mention our eroding freedoms, we can't get them back unless government is scaled back
Do you honestly in your heart believe that workers making 30k-70k a year with just enough health benefits not to go bankrupt is the reason for the problems we are facing right now? Can you honestly look in the mirror and say that to yourself with a straight face?
Why are you making this about race? What is it with liberals and trying to find a racial connection to EVERYTHING? Can't you just accept the fact that the government is TOO BIG TO BE SUSTAINABLE? We just lost our credit rating, and surely others will follow in the near future, and we can't pay our bills and higher taxes will kill what little tiny recovery is happening. Not to mention our eroding freedoms, we can't get them back unless government is scaled back
Who's calling who a liberal here? This poster is pretty new, only has a few posts, and frankly, I've never seen one before from her. What does htis rant about losing our credit rating and "eroding freedoms" have to do with her post?
Even though statistically speaking Blacks are not overrespresented in the federal government there seems to be a push with this notion that Blacks are overrespresented. We often hear code words such as "lazy" and "inefficient" when referring to lower level federal employees. These code words were in fact pervasive during the reconstruction era...psychological programming used to keep blacks in the lowest level servile positions and out of federal and state government.
I have to ask, if the federal government was 98% white on all levels of representation would there be such a push to cut federal jobs? Why are people so eager to push people out of work that historically have been disenfranchised? The corporate sector is overwhelmingly white. Where do you suppose these people will go? When we choose to lay off millions and millions of low/mid level federal minority workers...were will they go to find a job?
So you are saying that it's the duty of the federal government to employ minorities? Do you even recognize how condescending and paternalistic your attitude is? "Oh the poor minorities! What will they ever do without the government to help them?!" Just sickening.
Do you honestly in your heart believe that workers making 30k-70k a year with just enough health benefits not to go bankrupt is the reason for the problems we are facing right now? Can you honestly look in the mirror and say that to yourself with a straight face?
Yes, actually. What is the government? Government is composed of people that make that range of money every year. Government is not some mysterious force with magical powers that runs on pixie dust. Without all those federal workers, government gets smaller and smaller. Those "workers" also include military soldiers and officers. This is unsustainable. You have to sacrifice something. What do you prefer? Shrunken government that's able to pay its bills in the future but have people laid off, or live in a country like Mexico? Our foolish fiscal policy and the Fed's useless monetary policy is killing the middle class and the poor. When credit ratings go down further, it raises interest rates for EVERYTHING, including the home and auto loans and credit cards that keep the middle class propped up. We have to clean up our fiscal house. I don't want the U.S. to end up like Greece, we need across the board cuts to everything. This is much bigger than about employing minorities.
A number pulled out of thin air, with seemingly no awareness of what that would do, or how it would completely gut the economy with that many people unemployed.
I say pulled out of "thin air" to keep it polite.
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