I admire your attitude and work ethic Jim-x.
Here's to hoping you all make it through the tough times without too much personal harm. I'm all about reducing gov spending, at the same time it pains me to see good men and women suffering.
I'm in the private sector - construction/engineering and the last 5 years have completely sucked! I've dealt with the reduced work weeks, no vacation or sick pay, etc.
It would be really easy for me to look down on Fed employees that maybe haven't suffered as much but that would be an easy escape and one that is totally undeserved in my opinion.
Yes we need to reduce Gov spending, my opinion is that you and folks like you that actually work for us should be the last to see cuts. There are plenty of welfare cases that do nothing that can be reduced before your ticket comes up.
Please know that there are plenty of us that appreciate your work and it pains us to see you suffering just as I know it pains you to see us in the private sector suffering.
This is all totally unnecessary and we here are all on the same side as far as politically correcting the situation we are currently in.
thanks.
Don’t forget those folks we support. Unlike many of them, I get to go home every night and nobody is shooting at me (probably couldn’t say that if i lived in Chicago, LA or DC).
i hope your industry turns around and you realize profits and security again. But, as long as we compete with the government for control or distribution of funds, I fear it will only get worse.
jim-x
NRA Life Member