Just lay the obstructionist bastards off. That way they can really beat their chests and brag about doing as the say.

Barack Obama's second term as President.

Of course each segment on Fox News (and CNN of course) is either CUT SPENDING....or.... INCREASE THE ECONOMY

everyone knows that you can't do both at the same time

I say we start with "THEIR" jobs first. The republicans don't seem to want to actually do any "real" work to fix the economy, so I say cut their jobs first, fire the whole bunch, especially the house, they don't work enough hours to earn their pay anyway!

and there is no easier way to accomplish that than cutting back Government jobs. The very first Government jobs to be cut should be in Congress.

than were ever "touched" by the Obama tax "increases" (read: return to pre-Bush era) ...

Watch them turn around and b*tch about the rise in unemployment being Obama's fault ...

is a more palatable method of decreasing payroll. I don't think it's good or fair to lay people off to cut head count and payroll. But letting it drop through attrition is the most humane and reasonable way to do so.

Yeah, this way it is painless for the fools, no one has to say what will be cut. But things will be cut. How long do you wait for your tax refund. How long do you wait for a passport? How many rich guys get away with not paying all the taxes they owe because we don't have enough tax examiners to audit them? Then Congress will yell at the different directors and ask why they are not doing better customer service, why it takes so long. Why the roads and bridges are falling apart. Republicans want small government but they don't want to give up any services. Veterans are already dying before they can get their benefits review for the damage that was done to them while serving our country. If they want to cut something, say it and stand by it, don't hide behind "attrition."

I'd rather not see the attrition occur with replacements, and we really ought to do something about the revenue side of things, which Congress has refused to look into.

Most federal jobs are probably bare bones as it is.

Remember this. Whenever anyone says that that federal government is too big fail to take into consideration the population of the USA. When it grows of course there will be more federal employees. The true test to see if it is too big is if the ratio increases.

scientists find organisms with lower IQs than Pet Rocks --- republican politicians?:"

federal jobs by 10%. Then they will use that club to make the other 90% fear for their jobs. Once they are scared, they will start going after the remaining workers benefits.

70% of our GDP comes from consumer spending. Cutting jobs and wages and benefits will never balance the budget. Sad, but the MSM is controlled by the Corpoatists so we will continue to hear the narrative of cutting spending.

How to wreck the American economy. IDIOTS.

Not surprising in the least.

Sam

their own staffers are they going to lay off?

What federal agencies will do is to contract out the work at an increased cost, on a larger scale than already is happening today. Perhaps that is the real purpose -- funnel more money into the private sector. One has to wonder. If your only goal is cutting costs then you appropriate less money and let the managers figure out how best to allocate the reduced budget -- cutting people, services, contracting out, whatever.

Republicans will have their justification for privatizing all federal jobs, with the exception of defense and intelligence!

That slashing head count is how you contain costs rather than setting budgets then letting the managers determine how to manage that reduce budget?

By the way, defense contracting happens today on a large scale. Remember the problems that caused in Iraq with Blackwater?

and move on to Gito, the staff of the House, the Staff of every General in all the services and how about we cut some House Repukes? O wait I forgot they are not Government employees, they work for Coropations now.

...and then lets talk.

unconcerned with the ripple effects of how this will damage the local economy at large.

Jobs Jobs Jobs, eh?

As in lets cut workers, destroy unions, do away with minimum wage and child labor laws, fight equal pay for equal work, and block any attempt to stimulate the economy or stop offshoring. O those tricky republicans!

what that's about. They accused him of hiring Hagel so the downsizing of the military could be put on a Republican. Dang, we don't need that size of military. C'mon guys this is ridiculous. Also notice they aren't going after any gov't suppliers, you know the companies who make money and support GOP candidates.

I'm thinking Obama needs to call their bluff to get some military cuts or approve it and then wait until 2014 and do what he needs to do if/when we get dems in control.

The GOP knows exactly how they want the economy fixed. But they won't tell anyone what it is, and they won't accept anything else.

The truth is the economy cannot be fixed the way the GOP wants it fixed. Ten percent reduction in the federal workforce, whether by attrition (just not hiring a new worker to replace one the Republicans finally pissed off severely enough to see him or her walk out the door) or firing, isn't nearly enough. Spending cuts aren't nearly enough. It will take budget cuts AND tax increases. They know it. They don't want that.