I'm concerned about the Government Employees Dr. Paul will put on the street

[ChooseLiberty]

I don't think most government employees are employable in a real job.

Think about all those functionaries in the Department of Education. Have you seen those people? They're barely literate. Semi-retarded.

Will Dr. Paul create a 3-4 year transition period while they look for a suitable position?

:D

[torchbearer]

I don't feel sorry for people who have been feeding at the trough of our tax dollars. They've stolen enough of my hard earned money. Time to get a real job. Welcome to McDonalds- you should have gotten a trade instead and actually produce something in our society besides more waste.
Not saying gov. employees are bad people, but i have zero sympathy for them if their position is removed.

[0zzy]

hah. You mean the people who say "If you don't support No Child Left Behind, you're unAmerican and antipatriotic!" (yes, they really did say that)

Don't care.

However, it'll take a good number of years for Paul to even dismantle any department, if he ever does, after working with Congress. So, they'll know.

[FrankRep]

I don't think most government employees are employable in a real job.

Think about all those functionaries in the Department of Education. Have you seen those people? They're barely literate. Semi-retarded.

Will Dr. Paul create a 3-4 year transition period while they look for a suitable position?

:D

They will have plenty of time to go on Monster.com and find a job. All that stuff will be phased out.

[Artemus]

Sounds like they are getting what they have coming. Society is built on productive people.

[ChooseLiberty]

You folks know I was joking, right? :D

[american.swan]

I think we need to remember that the CFR doesn't really have to worry too much about departments getting blown up because CFR congress can override it. The problem will be the oil man. Congress can keep the Fed Reserve too.

So basically without a friendly congress Ron Paul won't get much done.

[torchbearer]

You folks know I was joking, right? :D

I wasn't really responding to you as much as to the principle.

[cindy25]

it will take a couple of years for things to get thru Congress; keep in mind the Dems will still have majorities in both houses.

and no one seriously feels sorry for IRS employees taking orders at Burger King.

[james1844]

Being a DC native I can tell you that many government employees are skilled workers. If the economy is healthy and robust, they'll be able to be absorbed by the private section.

[hard@work]

We need to restore "government jobs" to "public service". There will be no problems at that point.

[freelance]

The govt. didn't care when the airline I worked for went bankrupt (was it two or three times--hard to remember) because the new management took the company private and then raided the war chest. The govt. didn't care when my IT jobs were outsourced overseas. The govt. doesn't care that I write for small publications and the USPS raised the postal rates on those publications WAY more than they did for the large publications thanks to the Time/Warner and other large pub lobby.

Let's see, do I care?

[pcosmar]

There will be lots of jobs in agriculture.

[ConstitutionGal]

There will be lots of jobs in agriculture.

I was thinking along this same line myself. When a lot of the illegals go back from whence they came because they can't get taxpayer funded freebies any more, all those landscaping, hospitality and construction jobs will open back up and some of them actually pay pretty well...of course, the employers WILL probably lower the wage rates a 'bit' so they can actually pay the payroll taxes (at least until Dr. Paul can lead us toward getting rid of them!).

[BillyDkid]

Actually, there will be a huge burst to the economy once a genuine free market is instituted - there will be TOO MUCH opportunity for everybody. I honestly believe the transformation caused by the elimination of half the country's wealth being funnelled into the government will transform things in a way we can not even begin to imagine. If we manage to elect Ron Paul I truly believe that America's best days are ahead and this will become the land of milk and honey for everyone that it always should have been.

[freelance]

Actually, there will be a huge burst to the economy once a genuine free market is instituted - there will be TOO MUCH opportunity for everybody. I honestly believe the transformation caused by the elimination of half the country's wealth being funnelled into the government will transform things in a way we can not even begin to imagine. If we manage to elect Ron Paul I truly believe that America's best days are ahead and this will become the land of milk and honey for everyone that it always should have been.

I believe that will be the end result, but I think we're gonna have some hard days first. We have to get beyond the mess that we currently face before we can rebuild.

Read Full Faith and Credit. I imagine this is how it might play out. And don't get depressed before you read the end.

[Syren123]

Being a DC native I can tell you that many government employees are skilled workers. If the economy is healthy and robust, they'll be able to be absorbed by the private section.

That's what free marketers are banking on. The gloom and doom scenarios come from our years of socialist indoctrination.

[drpiotrowski]

I think we need to remember that the CFR doesn't really have to worry too much about departments getting blown up because CFR congress can override it. The problem will be the oil man. Congress can keep the Fed Reserve too.

So basically without a friendly congress Ron Paul won't get much done.


Not necessarily true. As head of the executive branch, RP could pretty much make the departments completely impotent.

[freelance]

That's what free marketers are banking on. The gloom and doom scenarios come from our years of socialist indoctrination.

EXACTLY! I've gotten off my duff after two knockouts. I'm sure they can too, and in a much more friendly environment than I had. After a few months, they'll be thrilled to be rid of the shackles.

Any good business will first layoff through attrition. That should cause lots to leave. Then, there are other ways to gently get rid of excess employees. It's not like Ron Paul assumes office and sends out pink slips the next day.

If state and local governments pick up some of the slack, there will be opportunities in those areas. Once we get business back in the US, there will be more jobs for everyone. I mean, how much longer is the public going to stand for inferior, and in some cases, life-threatening Chinese crap!

[freelance]

Not necessarily true. As head of the executive branch, RP could pretty much make the departments completely impotent.

Not just that, but with a stroke of a pen, he can use an executive order to wipe out the unconstitutional EOs. He has said as much.

[olehounddog]

they can take the jobs the illegals leave behind

[apropos]

Think about all those functionaries in the Department of Education. Have you seen those people? They're barely literate. Semi-retarded.

When I think that these types are teaching the next generation, any sympathy for those employees I have is replaced with a 'get out' mentality.