Anonymous
01/11/2025 21:03
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
He wants to kill his state’s economy?
Anonymous
01/11/2025 20:57
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:NoVa is blue anyway, and that's where the feds live. It's a wash.
It will be even bluer when the a significant number of federal employees, many of whom are military veterans, leave.
Anonymous
01/11/2025 18:30
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NoVa is blue anyway, and that's where the feds live. It's a wash.
Plenty of MAGA feds live in Hampton Roads, parts of which are almost completely dependent on federal government jobs and money.
Virginia is one of the most dependent on federal employment, and the only way to cut the budget seriously is to cut DOD employment and funds. And if you don't want NATO, you don't really need the massive DOD expenditures anymore.
Trump is bluffing about NATO. He will beef up DoD especially space programs.
No nato is done. Israel attacks and invades Turkey or the US invades Greenland will end NATO.
Neither of those are realistic scenarios. However the left wants Ukraine in NATO, which will draw us directly into a war and possibly spell the end of NATO when people realize there's no political will in Europe to go to war for a country that isn't really part of the West.
Oh yes there is. And the US may try isolationism this time. But it didn't work last time and won't work this time either.
Anonymous
01/11/2025 18:08
Subject: Re:Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's truly amazing when a politician takes aim at the economic prosperity of his own state. Even if you are a MAGA, you get why a bunch of people around you getting fired does not do well for your economic outlook, right?
We don't have gov for your economic well being. It's here to execute on the charter it is given. NOT grow endless layers of employees to pay people who can't do anything else. The departments, bureaus, agencies and offices ate waaaay too big today to be effective an agile. Drop the group hugs, endless meetings and constant reorgs and start doing your mission (your job). The ta payer is not here to pay you as a warm body and death by powerpoint. Got it?
You have no idea what you’re taking about. Got it?
Anonymous
01/11/2025 18:04
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Youngkin is trying to turn northern virginia less blue.
But what is NOVA (and much of VA) without the Federal employment $$$?
Anonymous
01/11/2025 18:02
Subject: Re:Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:We'll find out how bloated you think government is when tax returns don't get processed on time, passports can't get done in 2 months, and other things. I can't wait.
If they want to take months to cash the check I cut them for taxes that would be excellent.
Anonymous
01/11/2025 17:58
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Obviously Youngkin doesn't like his own state and wants to run for President or VP after Trump.
Anonymous
01/11/2025 17:15
Subject: Re:Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's truly amazing when a politician takes aim at the economic prosperity of his own state. Even if you are a MAGA, you get why a bunch of people around you getting fired does not do well for your economic outlook, right?
We don't have gov for your economic well being. It's here to execute on the charter it is given. NOT grow endless layers of employees to pay people who can't do anything else. The departments, bureaus, agencies and offices ate waaaay too big today to be effective an agile. Drop the group hugs, endless meetings and constant reorgs and start doing your mission (your job). The ta payer is not here to pay you as a warm body and death by powerpoint. Got it?
Yep. We'll find out how bloated you think government is when tax returns don't get processed on time, passports can't get done in 2 months, and other things. I can't wait. You know why we have a hard time getting things done? It's because we have endless taskings from Congress. Endless. Just let us do our job!
Anonymous
01/11/2025 16:48
Subject: Re:Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:It's truly amazing when a politician takes aim at the economic prosperity of his own state. Even if you are a MAGA, you get why a bunch of people around you getting fired does not do well for your economic outlook, right?
We don't have gov for your economic well being. It's here to execute on the charter it is given. NOT grow endless layers of employees to pay people who can't do anything else. The departments, bureaus, agencies and offices ate waaaay too big today to be effective an agile. Drop the group hugs, endless meetings and constant reorgs and start doing your mission (your job). The ta payer is not here to pay you as a warm body and death by powerpoint. Got it?
Anonymous
01/11/2025 16:39
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Glenn Youngkin has joined GOP Governors in support of cuts to Federal Workforce aka Implementing Project 2025
Thank you Virginia for ejecting a pos that of course doesn’t give a crap about your economic development.
Fools
He wants to unemploy his own constituents?
Anonymous
01/11/2025 16:33
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NoVa is blue anyway, and that's where the feds live. It's a wash.
NoVA underwrites the rest of the state.
And most of the federal jobs in VA are with defense - DOD, individual branches, IC, etc - full of white male veterans who largely vote for Republicans.
This is what perplexes me about Republicans. Tons of federal employee workers ARE Republicans. Guess they will find out.
Anonymous
01/11/2025 16:32
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NoVa is blue anyway, and that's where the feds live. It's a wash.
Plenty of MAGA feds live in Hampton Roads, parts of which are almost completely dependent on federal government jobs and money.
Virginia is one of the most dependent on federal employment, and the only way to cut the budget seriously is to cut DOD employment and funds. And if you don't want NATO, you don't really need the massive DOD expenditures anymore.
Trump is bluffing about NATO. He will beef up DoD especially space programs.
Nope. Not what Putin wants..
Anonymous
01/11/2025 16:20
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NoVa is blue anyway, and that's where the feds live. It's a wash.
Plenty of MAGA feds live in Hampton Roads, parts of which are almost completely dependent on federal government jobs and money.
Virginia is one of the most dependent on federal employment, and the only way to cut the budget seriously is to cut DOD employment and funds. And if you don't want NATO, you don't really need the massive DOD expenditures anymore.
Trump is bluffing about NATO. He will beef up DoD especially space programs.
No nato is done. Israel attacks and invades Turkey or the US invades Greenland will end NATO.
Neither of those are realistic scenarios. However the left wants Ukraine in NATO, which will draw us directly into a war and possibly spell the end of NATO when people realize there's no political will in Europe to go to war for a country that isn't really part of the West.
Anonymous
01/11/2025 14:46
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NoVa is blue anyway, and that's where the feds live. It's a wash.
Plenty of MAGA feds live in Hampton Roads, parts of which are almost completely dependent on federal government jobs and money.
Virginia is one of the most dependent on federal employment, and the only way to cut the budget seriously is to cut DOD employment and funds. And if you don't want NATO, you don't really need the massive DOD expenditures anymore.
Trump is bluffing about NATO. He will beef up DoD especially space programs.
No nato is done. Israel attacks and invades Turkey or the US invades Greenland will end NATO.
Anonymous
01/11/2025 14:45
Subject: Youngkin calling for layoffs of feds
Anonymous wrote:Youngkin is trying to turn northern virginia less blue.
The problem is, half the federal government is likely Republican — I know at my agency, about half are.