There Are 22 Million Federal Employees. I Will Vote For Anyone Who Will Cut It To 5 Million. (unemployment, healthcare)

[Yooperkat]

If Obama is re-elected, he will try to double the size of Government.

[analyze_this]

Freezing federal employee hires is just a shell game played by the parties as they come into/leave power. The amount of work performed by the Gov is always going up, never down. So, the incoming power group "freezes" feds while funneling more money to contractors to do the same job. It actually costs the taxpayer more since the Beltway Bandits must pay the employees with big benefits, pay additional contract managers, then charge for their profit.

Anyone really looking at the numbers knows contract employees cost the taxpayer 50% more than having Fed workers do the same job. Look thru all the A-76 studies.

[Winter_Sucks]

Firing people and cutting demand helps the economy? Why do conservatives/tea partiers fail at economics 101?

[OddBall84]

Even if they fight him and won't let him end the departments he wants he can just defund them.

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by Yooperkat

If Obama is re-elected, he will try to double the size of Government.

But, if we go with a mainstream, establishment approved Republican, we'll still see government grow in size by 1.5 times

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

Firing people and cutting demand helps the economy? Why do conservatives/tea partiers fail at economics 101?

How's that Keynesian money printing working out?

[Winter_Sucks]

Originally Posted by Yooperkat

If Obama is re-elected, he will try to double the size of Government.

Under Obama public employees have been losing their jobs, while the private sector adds jobs.

[Yooperkat]

Originally Posted by analyze_this

Freezing federal employee hires is just a shell game played by the parties as they come into/leave power. The amount of work performed by the Gov is always going up, never down. So, the incoming power group "freezes" feds while funneling more money to contractors to do the same job. It actually costs the taxpayer more since the Beltway Bandits must pay the employees with big benefits, pay additional contract managers, then charge for their profit.

Anyone really looking at the numbers knows contract employees cost the taxpayer 50% more than having Fed workers do the same job. Look thru all the A-76 studies.

Not true, if managed efficiently.

There is no reason on Earth that the Federal Government should pay $50 for a screwdriver. Unless it is related to some Union.

[OddBall84]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

I thought Herman Cain said that? I mean, he makes motivating speeches and everything and 999!

Ron Paul’s Economic Plan: Cut 5 Cabinet Agencies, Cut Taxes, Cut President’s Pay - Washington Wire - WSJ

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by legalsea

Well, you are only 90 percent off. There are around 2.15 million Federal employees.

I raised an eyebrow at the 22 million number as well.

But I do agree that bloated government is a problem.

[hooligan]

Yeah, because a million more out of work people will REALLY stimulate our economy, right?