tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post5587584076595400509..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Why I'm Not a Republican: Reason #4,387 (and counting)The Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-36511650196523785382013-10-08T19:14:55.249-04:002013-10-08T19:14:55.249-04:00Anon - while there are many very dedicated, valuab...Anon - while there are many very dedicated, valuable and talented civil servants, it is also useful to remember that there are many who are precisely the opposite. In industry, such people are suffered only briefly whereas in government, one can make a career, with bonuses, of such poor performance. I believe that simply streamlining the ability to discard poor performers would go a long way toward improving the notorious government inefficiency and might, might, help us reduce the size of government without hindering those Constitutional government activities we consider essential. And if those same people had to finally break suction off the public teat, they might also experience the satisfaction of a job well done. Heh, who am I kidding? Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106218895150473141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-49526284621490216092013-10-08T12:07:16.081-04:002013-10-08T12:07:16.081-04:00It's really about the assumptions you make com...It's really about the assumptions you make comparing which gov jobs to which private sector jobs. The report you cite even acknowledges this issue. Should a gov job be compared to a similar job in a large corp or a small business. The choice determines the conclusion. Thanks for the link. It does raise valuable points like the difference between public and private quit rates. Job security ought to be worth some pay offset downward. With recent pay freezes I'd bet the differential has changed from 06 to 13.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-15669495103245244822013-10-08T11:31:52.157-04:002013-10-08T11:31:52.157-04:00http://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/...http://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/tbb-0605-35.pdf"The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-88241316104487947402013-10-08T09:25:44.063-04:002013-10-08T09:25:44.063-04:00Yes talking up how with 85% of the gov active no b...Yes talking up how with 85% of the gov active no body short a minor % of the people even notice a difference. Yes talking this fact up right now as the THE MAIN ISSUE the debt ceiling is coming up for debate would be the common sense thing to do.<br /><br />The repubs should play the dems game say they will OK Ocare with a delay but in return we are going to make this 85% the new norm for funding. Then after the election we can claim a mandate and eliminate out Ocare anyway. C-Lowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513349747672785097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-55817282551973561822013-10-07T21:35:40.071-04:002013-10-07T21:35:40.071-04:00Citation please. "Let's forget that feder...Citation please. "Let's forget that federal employees make more than their counterparts in private industry. "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com