The Trump Administration
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I'm personally not counting on anything. Just making a point that adding people to the equation isn't always the answer.
Are federal workers lazy? Let’s look at the data.
I am sure there will be legit criticisms to this but it is a good nuanced look at the federal workforce.
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Umm, he didn't say workforce, he said overhead. Those are two entirely different concepts. Yes a firm can grow without increasing its overhead. Most firms want to control their SG&A. The Federal Government has no qualms about hiring. Government spending pushes out private investment.
Trump has now hired 20 former Fox News employees to leadership positions. That's a network that admitted in court that its shows are merely entertainment and not designed to be news (although of course they are promoted as factual news programs) and that paid a $787 million settlement for knowingly broadcasting and amplifying lies about the 2020 election. But of course it's the NY Times, Washington Post and Associated Press that we should be worried about, according to Trump's minions.
Insanity and stupidity on repeat.
Insanity and stupidity on repeat.
Starbucks has competition. Its share of the retail market rises and falls, and its employment numbers adjust accordingly. If Dunkin' is taking away a share of its business, it doesn't need as many employees.See Starbucks laying off 1,100 employees. Thought they were like government jobs, guaranteed for life.
Who competes with the DoD? Who competes with the DOT? Who competes with HUD? Who competes with the Department of the Interior? Who competes with the IRS? Nobody.
All government employees have probationary periods to determine if they can do their jobs. No one is guaranteed a job for life.
How many thousands of Pentagon workers will be fired for no reason, other than Fatso flexing his muscles? Do you think the Pentagon's workload or responsibilities will decrease when thousands of employees are fired? No, they'll have just as much work, just fewer people to do it. And military personnel will have to fill these civilian jobs, taking them off the line.
Same with the IRS. There will be just as many tax returns to process this year as last year, probably more since employment was so high under Biden. Now there will be thousands fewer people to process those returns, to answer questions, to check for mistakes, hidden refunds, or fraud. And your return might get delayed.
Oh, and nice to see we're voting on the same side as North Korea and Russia at the United Nations. What a great peer group.
Are we winning yet?
Haven't heard much from JV Dunce lately on the price of eggs. Gee I wonder why. He promised to bring the cost down immediately, I guess the surcharges restaurants are now charging is just part of the process.
We're heading for the recession that accompanies every GOP presidency.
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The wolves are in the hen house.
Probably every top member of the Trump team, including the President, has been harassed in some way by the IRS. Musk has demanded about 7,000 IRS Agents be cut. It will probably be more than that.
"As part of Musk-driven cuts, about 7,000 IRS employees are expected to lose their jobs, a person familiar with the matter has said."
Probably every top member of the Trump team, including the President, has been harassed in some way by the IRS. Musk has demanded about 7,000 IRS Agents be cut. It will probably be more than that.
"As part of Musk-driven cuts, about 7,000 IRS employees are expected to lose their jobs, a person familiar with the matter has said."
Trump's level of immaturity and 7th grade bullying is unmatched and unprecedented. From the Richmond Times Dispatch yesterday in an article describing Musk's emails to all federal workers demanding a return email showing 5 things they accomplished in the past week:
Trump mocked the affected workers in a meme he posted Sunday on his social media network. The post featured a cartoon character writing a list of accomplishments from the previous week led by, “Cried about Trump,” “Cried about Elon,” “Made it into the office for once,” and “Read some emails.”
This is the President of the US mocking all federal employees. Nothing but class from our President, I hope all the Trumpsters want their kids to grow up just like him, he is such a role model. Please, can anyone defend this juvenile bully behavior?
Trump mocked the affected workers in a meme he posted Sunday on his social media network. The post featured a cartoon character writing a list of accomplishments from the previous week led by, “Cried about Trump,” “Cried about Elon,” “Made it into the office for once,” and “Read some emails.”
This is the President of the US mocking all federal employees. Nothing but class from our President, I hope all the Trumpsters want their kids to grow up just like him, he is such a role model. Please, can anyone defend this juvenile bully behavior?
"Probably every top member of the Trump team, including the President, has been harassed in some way by the IRS."
Pure speculation on the every top member comment. As for Trump, if you think he has been harassed by the IRS, I guess you don't think he would cheat on his taxes. He's cheated on pretty much everything else he has ever done, including his wives. Remember, this is the same convicted felon who took the 5th Amendment over 460 times in the NY civil case. I wonder why? He had previously said no one who wasn't guilty would ever take the 5th. His middle name should be "Cheater", with "Liar" and "Grifter" tied for a close second.
I hope all Trumpsters have a close friend or family member that is a federal worker whi loses his/her job.
Steven Colbert's five suggested replies to Musk's "five things you did last week" e-mail:
1. Your mom.
2. Your mom.
3. Your mom.
4. Your mom
5. Your mom.
Can't spell "felon" without "Elon."
Today in insanity:
* The White House announced it will hand-pick the reporters who get to ask Trump questions (but I thought this administration was all for free speech and no censorship??)
* Trump introduced the idea of a gold card for Russian oligarchs that they could buy for $5 million (but I thought we were closing our borders?)
* Trump's always angry press secretary refused to name the person who is in charge of DOGE, a government agency (so much transparency!).
* The White House announced it will hand-pick the reporters who get to ask Trump questions (but I thought this administration was all for free speech and no censorship??)
* Trump introduced the idea of a gold card for Russian oligarchs that they could buy for $5 million (but I thought we were closing our borders?)
* Trump's always angry press secretary refused to name the person who is in charge of DOGE, a government agency (so much transparency!).
1,400 VA staffers fired today. But don't worry, they were just losers and suckers like our war dead, not essential employees.
Wood, to you every federal employee seems to be indispensable. From my perspective, and I was a bureaucrat for 39 years, could cut employment by 10% without a hiccup, 20% easily with careful planning, even more with crafted strategic planning.
You may be correct, but this is so badly handled it will take yrars to fix the problems caused.
I guess you think you weren't indispensable then. I'm sure you were good at your job. Would you have liked to be given your pink slip by Elon Musk, of all people, with no notice, with no severance, and with no regard to how good or bad of an employee that you were? Elon and/or his twerps, whoever is making the decisions, are just arbitrarily and indiscriminately firing anyone that they decide they want to fire with no regard to job performance, skills, etc. And twenty five to thirty percent of our federal workforce are veterans, once again Trump, through Musk, is giving a big FU to our veterans.
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