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re: Why are there so many holdovers in government and in the Trump administration?

Posted on 11/1/19 at 6:56 pm to
Posted by YipSkiddlyDooo
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 6:56 pm to
quote:

There are over 4 Million employees in the executive branch


Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 6:58 pm to
Drain the swamp. Amirite?!?
Posted by Bass Tiger
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 7:08 pm to
Mark Levin said the Dims were stalling the process to replace many holdovers who require security clearance by dragging out the approval for their security clearance.
Posted by Eurocat
Member since Apr 2004
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 7:21 pm to

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People literally fly into DC from all over the country to work in govt agencies and when they retire, they get DC salary but live in Tampa or ATL or Charlotte. It’s a giant scam



How is this any kind of scam? I know car mechanics and Wall Street lawyers who retired to Florida, frequently for taxes but also because the weather makes old age thins like arthritis and blood pressure easier to manage.
Posted by bayouvette
Raceland
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 8:23 pm to
Muh obstruction!
Posted by Eurocat
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 8:26 pm to
We have several million people working a federal job called soldier or sailor or flier.
Posted by davyjones
NELA
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 8:32 pm to
Now those kind, those are pretty damn good with adhering to chain of command, and strongly understand and give proper attention to accountability.
Posted by Eurocat
Member since Apr 2004
15090 posts
Posted on 11/1/19 at 8:42 pm to
I like em too, lest there be any misunderstanding.

There is this myth that there are these big buildings where all these people work in Washington when in fact its boots on the ground that make up the employees not paper pushers.

DHS has a not huge building in DC but oversees 70,000 border and customs guards (and even more if you include the immigration courts, detention centers, etc.).



Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
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Posted on 11/1/19 at 8:53 pm to
No misunderstanding, and I'm with you on all of that. It's sorta hard to wrap one's mind around the breadth of it. Indeed it's mostly spread out in all corners of the country.
This post was edited on 11/1/19 at 8:54 pm
Posted by dukkbill
Member since Aug 2012
802 posts
Posted on 11/1/19 at 9:38 pm to
There are more federal employees in CA then in DC. LINK. (ETC: or close to the same number depending on source) Seventy nine percent of the workforce is outside of DC. Id.
This post was edited on 11/1/19 at 9:55 pm
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
30490 posts
Posted on 11/1/19 at 9:45 pm to
D.C.'s mostly the top level admin, their staff, of course similar to other regions "local" employees to handle D.C. regional matters, maybe oversight ("quality control" lol) departments for the various agencies, and smattering of other miscellaneous employees.

But of course D.C. would house the most threatening potential troublemakers for top matters.
This post was edited on 11/1/19 at 9:47 pm
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