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MR5x5:
From the Bureau of Labor and Statistics - This is why downsizing of a few tens of thousands does not even seem serious.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/employment-in-government-rose-by-709000-in-2023.htm
Employment in government rose by 709,000 in 2023
July 11, 2024
Employment growth in government accelerated in 2023 (+709,000), exceeding growth in 2022 (+299,000) and 2021 (+392,000). Government employment recovered to its prepandemic level in September 2023, surpassing its February 2020 level by 209,000 in December 2023.
Local government led the job gains, adding 351,000 jobs over the year, with gains in local government, excluding education (+189,000) and local government education (+162,000).
Stein:
That data has all forms of government - federal, state and local. They are shooting for a 200-300,00 reduction directly and probably double that overall if you account for private company involvement.
The thing I notice is that the cuts are very focused, so it isn't like every department will trim their bottom 10%. They haven't touched anything defense/security related and that's 70% of federal employees. So, if you cut 10% overall from only 30% of the pot you get a really big number.
Which leads me to the question of what will happen when we realize we actually needed some of those people? Will friendly corporations be ready and willing to quickly fix it through contracts? Is this going to just be a big outsourcing project?
MR5x5:
--- Quote from: Stein on February 16, 2025, 10:32:41 AM ---That data has all forms of government - federal, state and local. They are shooting for a 200-300,00 reduction directly and probably double that overall if you account for private company involvement.
The thing I notice is that the cuts are very focused, so it isn't like every department will trim their bottom 10%. They haven't touched anything defense/security related and that's 70% of federal employees. So, if you cut 10% overall from only 30% of the pot you get a really big number.
Which leads me to the question of what will happen when we realize we actually needed some of those people? Will friendly corporations be ready and willing to quickly fix it through contracts? Is this going to just be a big outsourcing project?
--- End quote ---
Fair points. My expectations, until proven otherwise, are that savings from deregulation and elimination of none essential outlays will provide the ability to ensure that necessary functions are funded and retained. I appreciate in the end it won't be perfect. And I very much appreciate that if you are someone with your head in the blender that it sucks and is extremely stressful. Sausage making is ugly business.
If in the end it does not largely go down as I'm hoping, I'll be right there with you demanding fixes. I think I'm paying attention...but to date all I have seen is a lot of hand wringing and worrying about things to worry about.
Sadly this is a result of generations of government run amok resulting in a non sustainable $16T debt.
I wish the best for all involved and believe that is where we will eventually end up.
It will be interesting to see specifically what has been cut. I'm hopeful this site will provide the details to allow people to better understand just what is being cut.
https://www.doge.gov/
jmscon:
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Mikey The Cat:
METLHEAD - Two big ones this morning. Pair did it like in the picture books. Skip Wednesday; hunt Saturday. Last late season for who knows how long. I'm okay with that -
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