[dp0622]

I would bet Everything I have that the Federal workforce could be reduced by 80 percent in most departments and still function fine.

The ones caught missing for a year but getting paid, looking at porn, working for the union their whole shift, they were CAUGHT.

God only knows how many others do nothing.

[GilGil]

I agree. A 50% reduction in government would be very doable.

[TigerClaws]

Agree.

Axing Dept of Education would be a good start.

Trump will save us trillions. Competitive drug pricing for medicaid and medicare alone will do that.

It’ll be a drastic change with lots of losers looting the system right now. That’s why they are ALL aligning against Trump. Wouldn’t be surprised to see the GOPe come out and endorse hillary.

[Jim Robinson]

Turn social security, medicare, va, and anything else not authorized by the constitution over to the states and or privatize or just close down, repeal the 16th and 17th, abolish the IRS, EPA, etc, and you CAN cut government by 80% or more. Largest budget item would be the war dept.

[Jim Robinson]

Oh, yeah, and make China, Mexico, Japan, Europe and the oil producing states pay for it. Tariffs.

[mkjessup]

I would bet everything I have that the Federal workforce could be reduced by 80 percent in most departments and still function fine.

Correct. Has it never occurred to people that when there is a major snow storm, hurricane, etc., and the government (federal -or- state) announce that "non-essential employees" are being told to stay home, that there shouldn't be any non-essential employees in the FIRST place?

[ncpatriot]

Federal employees are protected and hard to fire.

Trump could close agencies/depts and leave employees to report to an empty buildings. Or perhaps Trump could assign them to dig ditches or build roads at the salary they get at old job. Or perhaps he could reassign them to a state in fly over country - way way way out in a rural area.

I would love to see that. The federal employees would whine whine whine.