The longest government shutdown in US history has yielded an unexpected revelation: our federal workforce is far larger than our daily functioning requires.
The article uses the term “could” and that is operative. It’s nearly impossible to downsize any government as each minor fiefdom refuses to even consider such. Agency heads are unable to direct much given entrenched fiefdoms. About the best is a government wide RIF that forces change.
What needs to be done right now is capture in a database all the positions that are deemed essential where people are currently working without pay. These are fenced off. Once government operations resume those positions outside the fence must go through a review process justifying their continued existence. The initial very modest goal should be to reduce at least 25% of these non essential positions. Note I'm being extremely charitable in only suggesting we cut 25%. If I was the king the left fantasizes about I would be cutting 70%. ;-)
The article uses the term “could” and that is operative. It’s nearly impossible to downsize any government as each minor fiefdom refuses to even consider such. Agency heads are unable to direct much given entrenched fiefdoms. About the best is a government wide RIF that forces change.
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What needs to be done right now is capture in a database all the positions that are deemed essential where people are currently working without pay. These are fenced off. Once government operations resume those positions outside the fence must go through a review process justifying their continued existence. The initial very modest goal should be to reduce at least 25% of these non essential positions. Note I'm being extremely charitable in only suggesting we cut 25%. If I was the king the left fantasizes about I would be cutting 70%. ;-)
Excellent information. The Democrats, while trying to hurt everyone else, have only hurt their own party.