Musk & Ramaswamy Unveil Detailed Plan for Federal Workforce Cuts

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, James105 said:

This would spark many a resignation I would think.   

Why.

Employees just show up, not having any work space, desk, outlets, etc. and get paid doing nothing. The day will just be one long break - who wouldn't show up for that?

[impulse]

31 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

SpaceX actively seeks billions in defense contracts.

$5.32 billion went to the Defense Department to pay for SpaceX rocket launches.

Time to cut.

 

Sure,  Give the work to Boeing or Raytheon.   We'll pay twice as much, it'll take twice as long, and in the end the project won't perform half of what they promised.  But they're in good with the Pentagon...

 

[darbie-foos]

10 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Please tell us your experience with US Government Departments, bloated or otherwise 
 

What does it matter, Trump was elected with a mandate to effect DOGE, and his crack team will streamline and add efficiency where necessary. Musk  & Vivek will shed trillions in fat from the system and manage it for obvious benefits to the US. You don't like, too bad, you don't vote so it's not your concern. You just want see Trump fail like only a Biden and democrats all too often fail. Failure is not in Trumps MO, however failure is built into all things Biden and democrat endeavors and obviously yours too. Stick with your bud starmer, and get it good and raw.

Edited 11 hours ago by darbie-foos

[Caldera]

One thing's for sure: You cannot have enough popcorn to watch how this will play out.

 

[mogandave]

 I would bet almost no full time “hourly” staff will be terminated. 

 

Overtime will be eliminated, hiring freezes, retirements incentivized, buyouts offered, contract positions eliminated, departments closed and consolidated. 

 

 

[stevenl]

I agree cuts most likely can be made. But this all guns blazing approach is not a good idea. 

[frank83628]

17 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I wish them well in their quest to reform a bloated bureaucracy. IMO many departments would work better with 70% less managerial staff.

The UK certainly needs this

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, darbie-foos said:

Failure is not in Trumps MO

You must had missed Trump's first presidential term.

[frank83628]

7 hours ago, Purdey said:

Create more unemployment? Great. 🤨

Civilian unemployment rate

With all the mass deportations there will tonnes of jobs free. From government freeloading to mowing lawns, 

[frank83628]

12 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Seeing as you disagree with the vote, maybe you could call for a second try like you did with Brexit?

 

 

 

 

One of those was he... lets change the rules after we lost.

[thaibeachlovers]

14 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Or Jacinda Ardern. 

or that red head Aussie woman that was PM a while back- complete disaster IMO. Julia Gillard.

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

You must had missed Trump's first presidential term.

I didn't miss it and he had more wins than losses.

[thaibeachlovers]

5 hours ago, stevenl said:

I agree cuts most likely can be made. But this all guns blazing approach is not a good idea. 

Government is IMO mostly useless, so it doesn't matter how they cull the drones.

When AI becomes a reality hopefully the lot of them can be sacked.

[thaibeachlovers]

6 hours ago, Caldera said:

One thing's for sure: You cannot have enough popcorn to watch how this will play out.

 

On that I agree. Future generations will be boggled at how badly we governed ourselves.

[Luuk Chaai]

17 hours ago, James105 said:

 

Or another good idea I have heard that they might implement is that they will require them to actually work 5 days a week in the office compared to the 1 in 5 they do now.  This would spark many a resignation I would think.   

   .. and move offices out of DC   ..    into nice "flyover" cities where good honest hard working people can work ..  in office

[pattayasan]

1 minute ago, Luuk Chaai said:

   .. and move offices out of DC   ..    into nice "flyover" cities where good honest hard working people can work ..  in office

 

Sounds like forced relocations into areas where facilities, education and medical services are lower. And nobody has any experience or qualifications for the jobs.

[Luuk Chaai]

8 hours ago, stevenl said:

I agree cuts most likely can be made. But this all guns blazing approach is not a good idea. 

 

slash and burn ..   the sooner the better ....

 after a week of shock ..   everyone will get over it

the Gov is too big and has their nose in everyone's biz,,   that is not what we want

and don't forget to cut all those useless grants ...  like does wearing seatbelts in Venezuela help

 

 

[Luuk Chaai]

1 minute ago, pattayasan said:

 

Sounds like forced relocations into areas where facilities, education and medical services are lower. And nobody has any experience or qualifications for the jobs.

i'll bet 70% of the gov workers are nothing more than pencil pushers  ..   a dime a dozen

[pattayasan]

2 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

i'll bet 70% of the gov workers are nothing more than pencil pushers  ..   a dime a dozen

 

How would you know? Reading NYP and watching Fox? Watch the chaos unfold when people can't get services and more trains crash and lawsuits from environmental harm causing health issues, unfixed bridges. No vaccine for the next pandemic. The list goes on.