It's HUNTING SEASON. Let's cut theses Federal Budget Items to save America !

ONE FOURTH OF AMERICA wrote:

ONE FOURTH OF AMERICANS who want a job don't have a job so WHERE is the money coming from to pay outrageous gov't salaries, gov't retirements at 55, and Cadillac benefit plans ?

Perhaps those 1/4 ought to get their ass to college (or the academy) and land one of those gov't jobs - teacher, police officer, fireman, social services, etc, etc. Are people that stupid? If these jobs are so great, go get one.

Those overpaid gov't jobs will become extinct soon. The House of Representatives has a mandate to dump big gov't excesses. If the Senate and Obama don't agree they will be thrown out in 24 months. The days of millions of fed, st, county, and city gov't fat cats and do nothings are over.

You are OUTA HERE wrote:

Those overpaid gov't jobs will become extinct soon. The House of Representatives has a mandate to dump big gov't excesses. If the Senate and Obama don't agree they will be thrown out in 24 months. The days of millions of fed, st, county, and city gov't fat cats and do nothings are over.

Wow. So no teachers, policeman, or fireman? I guess those "do nothings" ought to be tossed out, if you say so.

Now get back to your Phineas and Ferb... commercial's about over.

You are OUTA HERE wrote:

Those overpaid gov't jobs will become extinct soon. The House of Representatives has a mandate to dump big gov't excesses. If the Senate and Obama don't agree they will be thrown out in 24 months. The days of millions of fed, st, county, and city gov't fat cats and do nothings are over.

Other than in bankrupt California, most government jobs are not very high paying, many high profile government employees may be rich "fat cats" but their salary is not the cause. Usually the high paying "fat cat" salaries exist in the private industries that the government contracts out to do the work; i.e Halliburton. We would probably save money by not contracting out every government action; all it does is create an additional layer or two of management that in the end is paid for by the taxpayer.

The gov't in the US at all levels on average has FIVE TIMES the people for the same job as in the Private Sector. So taxpayers can be spared 80% of the cost of labor by privatization and outsourcing.

Here are some ways to cut for starters. Got this from Laurence Vance

* I promise to end the war on drugs.

* I promise to abolish the Department of Energy.

* I promise to abolish all anti-trust laws.

* I promise to abolish the Federal Housing Administration.

* I promise to abolish the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae).

* I promise to abolish the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddy Mac).

* I promise to abolish the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).

* I promise to repeal the Fair Housing Act.

* I promise to abolish the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

* I promise to abolish the Federal Trade Commission.

* I promise to abolish the EPA.

* I promise to abolish the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

* I promise to abolish the Department of Education.

* I promise to end federal funding and control of education.

* I promise to cease funding Head Start.

* I promise to cease funding the National School Lunch Program.

* I promise to repeal the federal minimum wage.

* I promise to repeal the National Labor Relations Act.

* I promise to repeal the PATRIOT ACT.

* I promise to abolish the Department of Homeland Security.

You are OUTA HERE wrote:

The gov't in the US at all levels on average has FIVE TIMES the people for the same job as in the Private Sector. So taxpayers can be spared 80% of the cost of labor by privatization and outsourcing.

Source?

You're seriously digging up some crap statistics here pal... but damn, you're angry aren't you!?

Clell Adams wrote:

* I promise to abolish all anti-trust laws.

* I promise to abolish the EPA.

* I promise to abolish the Department of Education.

* I promise to repeal the federal minimum wage.

Let's bring back textile factories, price fixing, 80hr work weeks, and child labor!

FREEEEEEEEEEEDOM!

Hey, don't tread on me.

I would say 10 times based on the number of cops I see everyday at Starbucks lounging around on free coffee.

10 Times wrote:

I would say 10 times based on the number of cops I see everyday at Starbucks lounging around on free coffee.

Hanging out there after middle school gets out, eh?

I retired from Bechtel. The government engineers were lazy, no accountability, no incentive. A bunch of retards.

There's nothing worse that government employees. Ever go to the DMV and they take breaks when the lines are longest at lunch time. They get to retire at 55 never having put in one honest day of work.

Tell that to the poor lower class taxpayers in Bell, California, where the police chief was being paid $850,000 a year, and he's now in jail ;-)

Other than in bankrupt California, most government jobs are not very high paying, many high profile government employees may be rich "fat cats" but their salary is not the cause. Usually the high paying "fat cat" salaries exist in the private industries that the government contracts out to do the work; i.e Halliburton. We would probably save money by not contracting out every government action; all it does is create an additional layer or two of management that in the end is paid for by the taxpayer.

We want FREE pizza from greasy Italian WOP fast food joints !

You massive budget cutters might not make very good chess players. You are pretty good at seeing one step beyond your moves but have you really thought out what happens then, after you've decimated the federal, state and local governments?

You might take a deep breath in all your excitement and try to visualize what happens next, moves 2 & 3 on the chess board.

Government workers may or may not be the lazy good for nothings you think they are. But they are also tax payers. They also pay mortgages and go to malls and car dealerships. The DC area might change just a bit after you've fired 90% of the Pentagon staff. Those hard working honest souls in private business, from the doctors to the real estate agents and car dealers, on down to the shopping mall workers, are just going to love your plan.

And then imagine all those happy firemen and policemen and teachers whose health insurance and retirement benefits you've stripped. They are going to be really happy, dancing in the streets. Ever wonder why government is so messed up in Mexico and Afghanistan and other garden spots? Their civil servants are paid crap and governments there run on bribes. Do you really want that?

No one likes the mess we are in but travel a bit around the world and open your eyes. Spend some time in 90+% of the other countries on the planet and you will see that we have it pretty damn good here. Your 'the sky is falling' rants are just not borne out by reality.

Over and out.

Excellent post.Too many people equating smaller with more accountable and private with more efficient and cheaper. Two different beast. Maybe they want to hand everything over to Koch bothers?

Well it too bad but you D.C. civil servants are in for a big shock with the new direction that's coming in the next Congress. With a drastically reduced federal budget, Greater DC is going to experience the same depression Detroit, Silicon Valley, Las Vegas, Dallas, and the rest of the country is experiencing. The fact is, US taxpayers are not willing to pay your ridiculously high salary and benefits, especially since one out of four aren't working and earning a pay check. Welcome to the depression.

100% inheritance tax on estates exceeding $1 million with an exemption to homesteads & farms.

Our national debt would be eliminated in 10 years.

It would be a small cut in the whole scheme of things but Obama should either cancel or scale back his trip to India that will be costing taxpayers 200 MILLION/day! He is taking over 3000 personnel on the trip, sending 34 warships including a aircraft carrier to protect the entourage, booked the entire Sheraton, Taj Mahal, and Hyatt Hotels. Over 500 U.S. personnel have already been sent to secure the area. Seriously 200 million taxpayer dollars/day??? Talk about excessive in a time when so many Americans are barely getting by.

By the way, not to mention Obama talks a good talk about going green, but never includes himself? Imagine the carbon footprint this unnecessarily excessive trip is leaving behind. He is on TV write now discussing how we can't waste taxpayer dollars - what a joke!