Giuliani vows to cut 1/5 (20%) of civilian federal workers

[no_hypocrisy]

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070507-112346-7158r.htm

Republican presidential hopeful Rudolph W. Giuliani last night said he would use attrition to cut more than 20 percent of federal civilian government employees and wants an outright cut in nondefense spending.

"The United States government right now needs an across-the-board spending decrease," the former New York mayor told the Heritage Foundation last night.


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There's so much wrong here, I'll let you take first cracks at it.

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P.S. I'll throw this one in for free: Death Penalty to the Death Tax.

http://www.joinrudy2008.com//news/missed/190/

[iconoclastic cat]

1. We're all going to look back at this election and laugh at him

for years and years to come.

[BOSSHOG]

2. "told the heritage foundation"

source: Washington Times. That just about does it for me.

Members of the heritage foundation do not deserve their citizenship. giuliani reduced to sucking heritage cock because he doesn't tow the line on abortion. It must really SUCK being a republican running for president with so many "important" groups to grovel to.

[Botany]

3. Nice going Rudy ..

... sew up all the federal workers to vote against you. :rofl:

What an idiot!

[Dr.Phool]

4. I'm sure you'll get a lot of votes from federal workers, Rudy.

Attrition sounds painless. Unless you're one of the 80% left who have to pick up the slack.

[pwb]

5. Rudy Fruity wants to take us backward.? What a surprise ha?

Me? i say move forward. Republicans fall in the rear. Your old party is over. progressives up front. Forward March!!!

[Double T]

6. Why isn't rudy cutting the defense spending?

I'm certain there are billions of dollars being wasted every month. It is really great to see the rethugs endearing themselves to the voters and their potential constituents.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. This is why. Out of the horse's mouth.

"As for military spending, he lamented the fact that it has fallen to 4.1 percent of the nation's gross domestic product, compared with 6.2 percent under President Reagan.

"In a speech this weekend to The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, Mr. Giuliani proposed increasing the size of the Army. Yesterday, he said there would be no shortage of volunteers to fill out the force."

[Double T]

10. rethugs love the military industrial complex and are always looking........

to start a 'war' with someone to test and justify their newest weapon acquisitions.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

7. start with the TSA!

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

8. Cut non-defense spending?

Man, you are whacked! :crazy:

[leftwing9]

11. So, let's see...

...a candidate goes in front of the Heritage Foundation and reels off neoconservative position after neoconservative position.

Yet he won't be labelled a neoconservative because he isn't virulently anti-choice.

Good thing we have a liberal media (sarcasm).

[no_hypocrisy]

12. Welcome to DU, and good call.

[qanda]

13. He'll win tons of votes with that one

Half the people I know either work for the federal government or have their jobs because of contracts with the federal government.

[LiberalFighter]

14. Trend of Federal Civilian On-Board Employment For Executive Branch

Source: Trend of Federal Civilian On-Board Employment For Executive Branch(U.S. Postal Service excluded*) Agencies

Bush 43

2005 - - - - - 1,871,920
2004 - - - - - 1,856,441
2003 - - - - - 1,871,842**
2002 - - - - - 1,838,259
2001 - - - - - 1,797,707

Clinton

2000 - - - - - 1,784,032***
1999 - - - - - 1,820,348
1998 - - - - - 1,855,849
1997 - - - - - 1,871,843
1996 - - - - - 1,933,979
1995 - - - - - 2,012,524
1994 - - - - - 2,085,493
1993 - - - - - 2,156,844

Bush 41

1992 - - - - - 2,226,835
1991 - - - - - 2,243,265
1990 - - - - - 2,250,323
1989 - - - - - 2,237,816

Reagan

1988 - - - - - 2,221,817
1987 - - - - - 2,234,686
1986 - - - - - 2,175,773
1985 - - - - - 2,213,521
1984 - - - - - 2,171,404
1983 - - - - - 2,157,467
1982 - - - - - 2,110,433
1981 - - - - - 2,143,001

Carter

1980 - - - - - 2,160,964
1979 - - - - - 2,160,845
1978 - - - - - 2,164,301
1977 - - - - - 2,131,413

Nixon

1976 - - - - - 2,156,988
1975 - - - - - 2,148,840
1974 - - - - - 2,139,869
1973 - - - - - 2,082,644
1972 - - - - - 2,116,661
1971 - - - - - 2,153,764
1970 - - - - - 2,202,602
1969 - - - - - 2,301,127

Kennedy/Johnson

1968 - - - - - 2,288,999
1967 - - - - - 2,251,361
1966 - - - - - 2,050,721
1965 - - - - - 1,900,552
1964 - - - - - 1,884,332
1963 - - - - - 1,910,538
1962 - - - - - 1,896,178
1961 - - - - - 1,824,578

1960 - - - - - 1,807,958

[LiberalFighter]

15. I bet Giuliani was grasping for straws trying to get their support

[LiberalFighter]

16. What does he plan to do with the jobs when they have been reduced by attrition?

Outsource them to India?