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 yesterday at 12:55 PM 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.

[Callmeishmael]

^ This!

 

While there is no doubt that government bloat and inefficiencies could be cut, the kinds of drastic, wholesale deletions of complete government departments will lead to future health, environmental and financial disasters.  The US Government is far from perfect, but it does work to keep children and working people safe and to restrain rapacious business practices.

 

I believe that we are saving money now only to have to spend it in the future, cleaning up the mess the next 4 years will leave behind.

Edited 13 hours ago by Callmeishmael

[john donson]

when bureaucracy only gives you buckets of RED TAPE instead of helping...

 

hundreds of thousands of useless jobs...

[frank83628]

4 hours ago, pattayasan said:

 

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.

What have you been somking?

Trains crashing, unfixed bridges?

 

Musk knows what he is doing and how to run a company efficiently. Are you against him reportedly saving 2 trillion? You would prefer the money was wasted and just carry on as normal, or are you just obligated to write a negative comment due to your dislike of Trump?

[motdaeng]

19 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

I recommend waiting to see the outcome

 

no need to wait, we all know "America will be great again" ... 

[Purdey]

13 hours ago, frank83628 said:

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

So you are saying that Americans would love to toil in the fields, for the exact same wages that illegal immigrants are paid?

 

[frank83628]

Just now, Purdey said:

So you are saying that Americans would love to toil in the fields, for the exact same wages that illegal immigrants are paid?

 

I was being sarcastic.

Would you prefer your tax dollars  were wasted?

[Purdey]

4 hours ago, frank83628 said:

I was being sarcastic.

Would you prefer your tax dollars  were wasted?

Are you being sarcastic?

[frank83628]

1 minute ago, Purdey said:

Are you being sarcastic?

No

[Peabody]

Elonia AND Rama lama ding dong BOTH at DOGE? I see a possible 50% cut right there.

They could cut 98% of the staff at the US Embassy in BKK. Wouldn't affect us expats at all.

Waiting times when I call SSA in the States 30-60 minutes. Where the fruck is the bloated staff there??