Time to fire 30% of public employees

[meadandale]

[quote=TheBreeze]It’s going to take a while for Obama to shrink government to a rational size given the enormity which it grew while Bush was President and the Republicans were in control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Hopefully Obama can inspire state and local governments to shrink also.

IT’S GOING TO BE AN OBAMA NATION, BABY! SO LONG BIG-SPENDING, WAR-MONGERING, GOVERNMENT-EXPANDING REPUBLICANS! DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU WHERE GOD SPLIT YOU! YEE-HAW!

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Obama shrink government, that’s rich.

Fidel Obama is going to be a painful 4 years. Thankfully, there’s no way in hell he’ll get elected a second term, if he even makes it through one….

[peterb]

The market may be the one that shrinks govt.
Since all govt’s run on debt and debts going up…they may have no other choice. Oh, wouldnt that be so cool!! The sharp knife of the market spanking those friggin politicians and all the groups they cater to… I know, I’m dreaming. But a guy needs his dreams.

[peterb]

The market may be the one that shrinks govt.
Since all govt’s run on debt and debts going up…they may have no other choice. Oh, wouldnt that be so cool!! The sharp knife of the market spanking those friggin politicians and all the groups they cater to… I know, I’m dreaming. But a guy needs his dreams.

[peterb]

The market may be the one that shrinks govt.
Since all govt’s run on debt and debts going up…they may have no other choice. Oh, wouldnt that be so cool!! The sharp knife of the market spanking those friggin politicians and all the groups they cater to… I know, I’m dreaming. But a guy needs his dreams.

[peterb]

The market may be the one that shrinks govt.
Since all govt’s run on debt and debts going up…they may have no other choice. Oh, wouldnt that be so cool!! The sharp knife of the market spanking those friggin politicians and all the groups they cater to… I know, I’m dreaming. But a guy needs his dreams.

[peterb]

The market may be the one that shrinks govt.
Since all govt’s run on debt and debts going up…they may have no other choice. Oh, wouldnt that be so cool!! The sharp knife of the market spanking those friggin politicians and all the groups they cater to… I know, I’m dreaming. But a guy needs his dreams.

[Aecetia]

I think you will see a lot of civilianization, down sizing, right sizing, out sourcing (where possible) and ultimately regionalization where there are duplicate and over lapping responsibilities. Regional law enforcement and fire fighting would make more sense than every municipality having its own small army. The overhead costs of administration are egregious and the taxpayers are not getting the kind of service they pay for in many cases. Many agencies will not send an officer out to take a report in certain cases, but instead have the “victim” drive to the station or call in the report. Some of these cost savings make a lot of sense, but it also is a way of scaling back service to cut costs. The costs are up and the service is down.

[Aecetia]

I think you will see a lot of civilianization, down sizing, right sizing, out sourcing (where possible) and ultimately regionalization where there are duplicate and over lapping responsibilities. Regional law enforcement and fire fighting would make more sense than every municipality having its own small army. The overhead costs of administration are egregious and the taxpayers are not getting the kind of service they pay for in many cases. Many agencies will not send an officer out to take a report in certain cases, but instead have the “victim” drive to the station or call in the report. Some of these cost savings make a lot of sense, but it also is a way of scaling back service to cut costs. The costs are up and the service is down.

[Aecetia]

I think you will see a lot of civilianization, down sizing, right sizing, out sourcing (where possible) and ultimately regionalization where there are duplicate and over lapping responsibilities. Regional law enforcement and fire fighting would make more sense than every municipality having its own small army. The overhead costs of administration are egregious and the taxpayers are not getting the kind of service they pay for in many cases. Many agencies will not send an officer out to take a report in certain cases, but instead have the “victim” drive to the station or call in the report. Some of these cost savings make a lot of sense, but it also is a way of scaling back service to cut costs. The costs are up and the service is down.

[Aecetia]

I think you will see a lot of civilianization, down sizing, right sizing, out sourcing (where possible) and ultimately regionalization where there are duplicate and over lapping responsibilities. Regional law enforcement and fire fighting would make more sense than every municipality having its own small army. The overhead costs of administration are egregious and the taxpayers are not getting the kind of service they pay for in many cases. Many agencies will not send an officer out to take a report in certain cases, but instead have the “victim” drive to the station or call in the report. Some of these cost savings make a lot of sense, but it also is a way of scaling back service to cut costs. The costs are up and the service is down.

[Aecetia]

I think you will see a lot of civilianization, down sizing, right sizing, out sourcing (where possible) and ultimately regionalization where there are duplicate and over lapping responsibilities. Regional law enforcement and fire fighting would make more sense than every municipality having its own small army. The overhead costs of administration are egregious and the taxpayers are not getting the kind of service they pay for in many cases. Many agencies will not send an officer out to take a report in certain cases, but instead have the “victim” drive to the station or call in the report. Some of these cost savings make a lot of sense, but it also is a way of scaling back service to cut costs. The costs are up and the service is down.

[gandalf]

Who are these right-wing goofs talking about fiscal responsibility?

Government grew at the biggest pace in history under Bush/Republican rule. Most of was funded with borrowing, long-term debt hanging over my generation.

Because of the GOP, we’re unquestionably in worse shape now with respect to energy, foreign policy and the economy.

Obama/Biden ’08

[gandalf]

Who are these right-wing goofs talking about fiscal responsibility?

Government grew at the biggest pace in history under Bush/Republican rule. Most of was funded with borrowing, long-term debt hanging over my generation.

Because of the GOP, we’re unquestionably in worse shape now with respect to energy, foreign policy and the economy.

Obama/Biden ’08

[gandalf]

Who are these right-wing goofs talking about fiscal responsibility?

Government grew at the biggest pace in history under Bush/Republican rule. Most of was funded with borrowing, long-term debt hanging over my generation.

Because of the GOP, we’re unquestionably in worse shape now with respect to energy, foreign policy and the economy.

Obama/Biden ’08

[gandalf]

Who are these right-wing goofs talking about fiscal responsibility?

Government grew at the biggest pace in history under Bush/Republican rule. Most of was funded with borrowing, long-term debt hanging over my generation.

Because of the GOP, we’re unquestionably in worse shape now with respect to energy, foreign policy and the economy.

Obama/Biden ’08

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