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One of the biggest single benefits of President Trump's agenda, is that the Federal government is actually getting smaller. It'll have to get a lot MORE small to really have a significant impact, but this is a good start.
24,000 civilian bureaucrats off the payroll, at an estimated $80,000 annual salary each (actually many get a lot more), works out to more than $1.9 billion tax dollars saved. Throw in bennies, perks, and those weird "bonuses" (for what?), and it likely tops $2 billion.
That's civilians. The uniformed military, of course, will get bigger as it should. And hopefully Trump can defuse some of the conflicts around the world as he is defusing North Korea now (jury is still out).
But all in all, we are definitely heading in the right direction.
Now if he can just get those budget rescissions going, his will be one of the most successful Presidencies in U.S. History.
(How do you know it's so successful? The liberals have been screaming, wailing, cursing, calling names and basically falling apart ever since 9:00PM Eastern time, Nov. 9, 2016! )
Trump Has Cut Federal Payroll by 24,000 Jobs
By Terence P. Jeffrey | June 1, 2018 | 9:19 AM EDT
(CNSNews.com) - The federal government cut 3,000 jobs in May and federal employment has now dropped by 24,000 since President Donald Trump took office, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Even as federal government jobs were declining, overall employment was increasing—as was employment in state and local government.
In April, there were 2,789,000 people employed in civilian federal government jobs. In May, that declined to 2,786,000, a drop of 3,000.
In December 2016, the month before Trump took office, there were 2,810,000 civilians employed in the federal government. That has now dropped by 24,000 to the current 2,786,000.
So don't complain when your Social Security checks are late or when no one answers the phone at your favorite Federal agency. Trump's simpleminded hatred of the Federal government is NOT a recipe for good government.
Interesting. So I opened up the article, which links to the Bureau of Labor statistics report that is issued monthly. Nowhere in the report can I find these numbers. Now, I'm not the most savvy when it comes to digging into those reports, but I can't find that data. I did a larger internet search on the topic and the only thing being reported on this is from right-leaning sites. Now, I'm not saying this is wrong, but I like to look at the data myself. I'd also like to know, if true, what are the facts on Trump actually cutting the jobs. I'm not aware that there has been a RIF on any agency and the hiring freeze was over a year ago. There have been no deliberate cuts to federal employment by the administration. There have been surges in retirements and with it taking 8 months or more to fill a position, this can give an incomplete accounting of employment.
Anyway, OP, if you happened to see the real numbers in the BLS report and can direct me there, I'd appreciate it.
So don't complain when your Social Security checks are late or when no one answers the phone at your favorite Federal agency. Trump's simpleminded hatred of the Federal government is NOT a recipe for good government.
But there have been no personnel cuts or freezes so not sure what he has done.
One of the biggest single benefits of President Trump's agenda, is that the Federal government is actually getting smaller. It'll have to get a lot MORE small to really have a significant impact, but this is a good start.
24,000 civilian bureaucrats off the payroll, at an estimated $80,000 annual salary each (actually many get a lot more), works out to more than $1.9 billion tax dollars saved. Throw in bennies, perks, and those weird "bonuses" (for what?), and it likely tops $2 billion.
That's civilians. The uniformed military, of course, will get bigger as it should. And hopefully Trump can defuse some of the conflicts around the world as he is defusing North Korea now (jury is still out).
But all in all, we are definitely heading in the right direction.
Now if he can just get those budget rescissions going, his will be one of the most successful Presidencies in U.S. History.
(How do you know it's so successful? The liberals have been screaming, wailing, cursing, calling names and basically falling apart ever since 9:00PM Eastern time, Nov. 9, 2016! )
Trump Has Cut Federal Payroll by 24,000 Jobs
By Terence P. Jeffrey | June 1, 2018 | 9:19 AM EDT
(CNSNews.com) - The federal government cut 3,000 jobs in May and federal employment has now dropped by 24,000 since President Donald Trump took office, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Even as federal government jobs were declining, overall employment was increasing—as was employment in state and local government.
In April, there were 2,789,000 people employed in civilian federal government jobs. In May, that declined to 2,786,000, a drop of 3,000.
In December 2016, the month before Trump took office, there were 2,810,000 civilians employed in the federal government. That has now dropped by 24,000 to the current 2,786,000.
You are right it’s not significant around .8%, where did the cuts occur? Also need to look at contractors who make up half the DOD.
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