LinkedIn is so incredibly depressing today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is a company town. The company is government.

The company is bleeding red ink in an exponential curve. These moves are what everybody in the real world totally understand and support. Cut staff as part of cutting expenditures 30 percent.

Then the dollar won’t be spiraling into oblivion.

The number of federal employees is the same as it was 50 years ago, and the total cost of their pay and benefits is lower today than in 2015. That is not an exponential curve.

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

+1

The services provided by a (reasonably) well functioning government are what keep society safe and civil.

Without these services you end up with a country like so many of the MAGAts fear and hate - companies selling unsafe products, mobs retaliating against these companies, huge stratifications among the wealthy, who live in gated, armed communities, and the poor masses.

I can only guess that people who don’t realize government services are necessary to be a “developed” nation haven’t traveled much and/or lack any curiosity or perspective.

I always wondered about this: what nations are Republicans seeking to model?

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

Yes, you’re right. You’re absolutely right! All these things CAN and SHOULD be privatized.

If private sector would and could do it, and government is bad/inefficient at it, please explain why private sector is not already doing it. Economics says they should be filling the gap already.

(The answer is that private sector won't do it unless the government makes them.)

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

+1

The services provided by a (reasonably) well functioning government are what keep society safe and civil.

Without these services you end up with a country like so many of the MAGAts fear and hate - companies selling unsafe products, mobs retaliating against these companies, huge stratifications among the wealthy, who live in gated, armed communities, and the poor masses.

I can only guess that people who don’t realize government services are necessary to be a “developed” nation haven’t traveled much and/or lack any curiosity or perspective.

I always wondered about this: what nations are Republicans seeking to model?

They want us to be like Argentina

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Agreed. PP is a low-info, low intelligence harpy who enjoys suffering. Doesn't understand what is being lost. I hope PP feels it in their pocketbook and their life in a myriad ways.

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

+1

The services provided by a (reasonably) well functioning government are what keep society safe and civil.

Without these services you end up with a country like so many of the MAGAts fear and hate - companies selling unsafe products, mobs retaliating against these companies, huge stratifications among the wealthy, who live in gated, armed communities, and the poor masses.

I can only guess that people who don’t realize government services are necessary to be a “developed” nation haven’t traveled much and/or lack any curiosity or perspective.

I always wondered about this: what nations are Republicans seeking to model?

They want us to be like Argentina

Or Hungary.

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

Yes, you’re right. You’re absolutely right! All these things CAN and SHOULD be privatized.

You right-wingers never want to learn (or maybe ADMIT) that there are many things that CANNOT be effectively privatized. Private industry thinks only of profit. They cut corners to save money and enhance profit. The model will not work for things like ALL medical research or food safety of air traffic safety etc. YOU DO NOT WANT CORNER CUTTING WITH THESE THINGS OR PEOPLE DIE or get sick or are abused by the system.

Prioritization of profit over people is not desirable or optimal for many of the things the government does. That is why, after all of our human history and innovation, we turned to governments to do it.

MAGA have no appreciation for history or reason. You have short memories and no souls, frankly.

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

Yes, you’re right. You’re absolutely right! All these things CAN and SHOULD be privatized.

If private sector would and could do it, and government is bad/inefficient at it, please explain why private sector is not already doing it. Economics says they should be filling the gap already.

(The answer is that private sector won't do it unless the government makes them.)

Exactly. GOP had been making the argument for decades and it is bunk, bunk, bunk.

The GOP are motivated by making the rich richer. Cutting taxes. No thought for the actual wellbeing of citizens. The only reason people continue to vote for them is that they are better at selling their lies through effective propaganda.

I wish a Dem supporter would fill the gap and learn to make the truth and reason sexy enough for the ignorant public to buy in. Sigh.

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

Yes, you’re right. You’re absolutely right! All these things CAN and SHOULD be privatized.

You right-wingers never want to learn (or maybe ADMIT) that there are many things that CANNOT be effectively privatized. Private industry thinks only of profit. They cut corners to save money and enhance profit. The model will not work for things like ALL medical research or food safety of air traffic safety etc. YOU DO NOT WANT CORNER CUTTING WITH THESE THINGS OR PEOPLE DIE or get sick or are abused by the system.

Prioritization of profit over people is not desirable or optimal for many of the things the government does. That is why, after all of our human history and innovation, we turned to governments to do it.

MAGA have no appreciation for history or reason. You have short memories and no souls, frankly.

I’m not a MAGA, I’m a die hard Democrat.

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

+1

The services provided by a (reasonably) well functioning government are what keep society safe and civil.

Without these services you end up with a country like so many of the MAGAts fear and hate - companies selling unsafe products, mobs retaliating against these companies, huge stratifications among the wealthy, who live in gated, armed communities, and the poor masses.

I can only guess that people who don’t realize government services are necessary to be a “developed” nation haven’t traveled much and/or lack any curiosity or perspective.

I always wondered about this: what nations are Republicans seeking to model?

AynRandia

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

+1

The services provided by a (reasonably) well functioning government are what keep society safe and civil.

Without these services you end up with a country like so many of the MAGAts fear and hate - companies selling unsafe products, mobs retaliating against these companies, huge stratifications among the wealthy, who live in gated, armed communities, and the poor masses.

I can only guess that people who don’t realize government services are necessary to be a “developed” nation haven’t traveled much and/or lack any curiosity or perspective.

I always wondered about this: what nations are Republicans seeking to model?

They want us to be like Argentina

Does this mean we’re going to end up with “Melanita” the musical in 30 years? Or “Ivankita”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it depressing also, but for different reasons. I am 48 and have the same job I had at age 20. There's nowhere to move up, I can't do any other job, and it's pretty boring.

Everyone else on my timeline does interesting things, they go to Puerto Rico or Hawaii for work trips, they have interesting aspects of their jobs. I have none of that, and will never get it.

You can still change career. It will be tough at your age of 48, but not impossible. If you healthy, energetic and driven, someone will take a chance on you.

No, I can't. I am minimally educated and can't go back to school. I have the highest paying job I can get with my level of education. I tried one other thing but there's a limit to how many times you can take the test and I failed the max # of times you can take it.

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Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

I think Somalia is their ideal.
NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

+1

The services provided by a (reasonably) well functioning government are what keep society safe and civil.

Without these services you end up with a country like so many of the MAGAts fear and hate - companies selling unsafe products, mobs retaliating against these companies, huge stratifications among the wealthy, who live in gated, armed communities, and the poor masses.

I can only guess that people who don’t realize government services are necessary to be a “developed” nation haven’t traveled much and/or lack any curiosity or perspective.

I always wondered about this: what nations are Republicans seeking to model?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just post after post with the “open to work” logo from people who are highly qualified for jobs that don’t exist anymore. All these people with fancy PhDs and highly specialized experience that I can’t imagine would be useful outside the federal government. I really hope that the private sector cuts them some slack.

That you can't see the irony in what you wrote here is astounding.

NP and I don't see the irony. The beauty of government jobs is that the mission can be helping people. It doesn't have to be profit. There are hundreds of thousands of professionals who have built specialized careers around helping people, and now their entire field is gone. I see no irony in that.

Dp. Your response makes me slide towards agreeing with the orange’s goal (still not the process).

A government’s job should be to support our society so it can become a better functioning society, eventually resulting in a better economic position. Not just ‘helping people.’ Helping people to what end that will benefit society as a whole?

That’s what the mission should be.

Sure, who cares about food safety, curing cancer, feeding hungry kids, air traffic safety, consumer protection, hurricane detection, stopping the spread of bird flu, and all that kind of useless stuff. If the private sector ain't interested, it must be no good. Food companies can regulate themselves and bird flu - well, if we don't monitor it, it's not really happening, amirite?

Yes, you’re right. You’re absolutely right! All these things CAN and SHOULD be privatized.

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Absolutely NOT. When profit is the goal, safety and the consumer and the environment are compromised. There is important work that MUST be done by those not seeking to profit from it.

[Anonymous]

Wow so many posts removed from this thread. Even innocuous posts that point out how companies work. Oh well.