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Federal employees' union head: Obama pay raise proposal 'simply not enough'
The Hill ^ | 2/09/13 | Justin Sink

Posted on 02/09/2013 3:09:51 PM PST by Libloather

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To: Paladin2

Yikes, you really know how to piss off a FReeper don’t you?

LOL, disgusting isn’t it?


61 posted on 02/09/2013 4:15:25 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism)
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To: Libloather

Fire them all. We could get along without several dozen leeching federal alphabet agencies.


62 posted on 02/09/2013 4:17:18 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: Las Vegas Ron
Sorry, I screwed up somehow....

See #51.

My bad.

63 posted on 02/09/2013 4:17:35 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: GeronL
No arguments here, toss in bank bailouts, wall street and foreign aid and now we're talking!
64 posted on 02/09/2013 4:18:27 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism)
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To: Libloather

Not only are they getting excellent wages AND getting a raise, they are not effected by Obamacare. They have the Golden Cadillac of insurance (just like our elected officials)


65 posted on 02/09/2013 4:19:23 PM PST by loulou41
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To: Paladin2

Almost correct. We need 10% of Federal Employees to no longer BE Federal employees. . .


66 posted on 02/09/2013 4:19:40 PM PST by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border. I **DARE** you to cross it. . . .)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

bump


67 posted on 02/09/2013 4:22:02 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Libloather
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68 posted on 02/09/2013 4:22:48 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: Paladin2
Sorry, I screwed up somehow....

No worries, your first post got the point across, the second, well, I just threw my monitor against the wall!!

Just kidding.....

69 posted on 02/09/2013 4:23:08 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism)
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To: napscoordinator
It has been more than 10 percent over the last years. Keep dumping on the hard workers.

Give me a break. I say, cut all Federal Employees pay and Benefits package 5% each year. When people start quiting, then we will know what the real value of their jobs are worth.

70 posted on 02/09/2013 4:25:19 PM PST by fedupjohn (America...Designed by Geniuses...Now inhabited by Idiots..Palin 2016...)
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To: Las Vegas Ron
Oops, meant to add excluding Military.

Why? Not everything about the military is sacred, as the Department of Defense is every bit as bloated as the rest of the federal government. There are tons of fat that could be cut without reducing combat capability. Sadly, the DOD bureaucrats will cut the muscle before trimming an ounce of sacred blubber.

As Mitt Romney explained to Neil Cavuto last year, "Bankruptcy concentrates the mind." We must cut everything or else we will collapse.

71 posted on 02/09/2013 4:27:03 PM PST by Always A Marine
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72 posted on 02/09/2013 4:27:34 PM PST by CharlesMartelsGhost
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

At least a 25% cut across the board. Go back to the GWB era, and cut from there. Boy oh boy, if I was in charge.......


73 posted on 02/09/2013 4:28:16 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Always A Marine
Sadly, the DOD bureaucrats will cut the muscle before trimming an ounce of sacred blubber.

Funny, that is exactly what I meant.

74 posted on 02/09/2013 4:30:32 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism)
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To: napscoordinator

My son in law, 5 times deployed, should be paid a gazillion dollars, no, his family is on food stamps. F the military this gov says, hhs and epa employees need to earn more. This is so F’d up.

Four years more of this crap.


75 posted on 02/09/2013 4:32:23 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Salgak
"We need 10% of Federal Employees to no longer BE Federal employees. . . "

Good stratergy. I'd suggest 5%/yr for 20 years.

76 posted on 02/09/2013 4:37:42 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Indy Pendance; Always A Marine

BTTT!


77 posted on 02/09/2013 4:38:53 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism)
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To: Sola Veritas
How about we get each agency and department head to play Musical Government.

So, how many of you are here today to play? Wow, looks like a GREAT Turnout this evening! I see thousands of you... well, thank you EVERYBODY for coming. Wonderful to see such enthusiasm!!!

Okay, let's start.... shall we?

The rules are: There are 18 chairs. One for each line in Article 1 Section 8. We start playing the music (Kate Smith's God Bless America). When it stops, each department head tries to sit down on the seat closest to the role of his department. Oh, what FUN!!!

Now, here is the REALLY fun part. All those department heads and agency heads still standing... go home.

Thanks for PLAYING!

78 posted on 02/09/2013 4:40:09 PM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Libloather

Public sector unions are a crime against the taxpayer.


79 posted on 02/09/2013 4:43:58 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (TYRANNY: When the people fear the politicians. LIBERTY: When the politicians fear the people.)
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To: NittanyLion

Practically speaking, you are right. There’s not way a self-perpetuating organization will cut itself in half. Even Reagan failed at stopping fedzilla from growing. A roll-back to the size of Clinton’s government would be a huge improvement, and you know how the libs adore him and his governance.


80 posted on 02/09/2013 4:46:09 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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