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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 10:52 PM Jan 2017

The Federal Hiring Freeze Just 1st Step In Eliminating Civil Service & Contracting Out Jobs.

The intent of the GOP is to end civil service, scuttle the pensions and contract out the vast portion of these agencies. Most authority will be thrown to the states and the agencies will become no more than a pass through agency with money going to private contractors.

"Draining the swamp" in code means shutting down all these agencies at the federal level. The GOP wants to put everything back into the states. It is a way to eliminate more unions and to turn long term federal jobs into temporary contracts. Why do you think he put in all the billionaires. They and their cronies will benefit by taking 40% or more of the morey for profit.

Remember "draining the swamp" means massive layoffs of government workers.

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The Federal Hiring Freeze Just 1st Step In Eliminating Civil Service & Contracting Out Jobs. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 OP
K & R. GP6971 Jan 2017 #1
The REAL meaning of "Drain The Swamp"- IMPORTANT!!! Boxerfan Jan 2017 #2
It's an even better way to make a lot of money Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #3

Boxerfan

(2,533 posts)
2. The REAL meaning of "Drain The Swamp"- IMPORTANT!!!
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 11:00 PM
Jan 2017
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028527302

Quoting Putins "Rasputin"

What is the structure of the Swamp?

First of all, the Swamp is an ideology – Liberalism. We need a Nuremberg Trial for Liberalism, the last totalitarian political ideology of Modernity. Let us close this page of history.

Secondly, the Swamp is a special post-modernist culture. It is based on the decomposition of any entity through digitalization, obligatory schizomorphism, and so on. To drain it signifies restoring the Apollonian unity of art. Art should return to holism.

Thirdly, it is transnational global capitalism. This is the material motor of the Swamp. It is loans and the Federal Reserve System printing poisonous green bills. We need to end all of this and return to the real productive sector and mercantilist approach.

Per the great post of GliderGuider-Thanks!

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)
3. It's an even better way to make a lot of money
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 11:03 PM
Jan 2017

I had a federal contractor job. These used to be short term positions but there are a lot that are permanent positions. The company that had the contract made great money. Me? Not so much.

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