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re: If a government agency runs a surplus, everyone who works for it should get a bonus
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:17 am to MrLarson
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:17 am to MrLarson
quote:They already do and Congress approves it. That's why we end up buying shite starting in August until the end of September.
So what happens when they inflate their budgets to get bigger bonuses?
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Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:18 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I could see this incentivizing corruption and making government agencies even more dysfunctional. It's a good idea because economic incentives do indeed change people's behavior, but I think the potential unforeseen consequences could make it backfire.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:19 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
It isn't their money to give away.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:19 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:
When a private company finds ways to cut costs while continuing to maintain same level of service, it is rewarded by larger profit margins
There would be no way to judge this so called surplus. It's not a business with profits. The money comes from taxes.
What are you calling a surplus?
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:21 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Easy say my base has 5.6 million of operate for the year. I have 380K left on 1 October, surplus.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:22 am to Jbird
For certain performance-based merits, not cutting below their programmed funding brah. Go learn something about Federal government budget planning brah. Stop being a moron brah. Brah.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:22 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
People who work for the government already get food stamps and shite why do they need a bonus
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:22 am to Jbird
WIth extra incentives for reducing employee numbers while maintaining or exceeding goals
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:22 am to Pussykat
quote:
Why should any government employee receive a bonus???
And this is why government employees don't give a shite.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:24 am to JayDeerTay84
quote:
Terrible analogy.
No. It's not.
The government is staffed by people. People are motivated by money. Offer incentives, and there would absolutely less waste.
As it stands, you have created a system whose goal is to spend every single penny allotted to it.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:24 am to Clames
33 years dealing with military funding brah. 
quote:correct
For certain performance-based merits
quote:which is what we are talking about brah.
not cutting below their programmed funding brah
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:26 am to Jorts R Us
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And this is why government employees don't give a shite.
Wrong
They don't give a shite because they fricking entitled. They never really have to worry about not getting a paycheck because of lean times or cash flow problems.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:26 am to Jbird
quote:
Easy say my base has 5.6 million of operate for the year. I have 380K left on 1 October, surplus.
That's not a surplus retard, that means you requested funding, during any number of phased budget planning meetings, that you told higher you could justify spending. That means you are a poor planner or somebody in your organization gave you bad info. It doesn't look good on the commander no matter what though and nobody is getting rewarded.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:27 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Give it back to the taxpayers. The people's who's backs supplied the labor that funds the government.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:27 am to Jbird
quote:
Easy say my base has 5.6 million of operate for the year. I have 380K left on 1 October, surplus.
Get my budget set $1 million higher than I actually need. Still spend $500,000 more than I should. Get bonus based on $500,000 "surplus"
The problem is there is no true baseline. No real numbers. In a business, the baseline is set by the market and by profits. The surplus in government is based on what you thought you were going to spend or need. It's bogus.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:28 am to Clames
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It doesn't look good on the commander no matter what though and nobody is getting rewarded.
Everybody got bonuses retard. Also 300 new TVS and a shite ton of furniture to burn up the excess prior to the end of the fiscal year.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:29 am to Bjorn Cyborg
quote:Actually the base line is your budget form the previous year.
The problem is there is no true baseline
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:29 am to Evolved Simian
quote:
As it stands, you have created a system whose goal is to spend every single penny allotted to it.
Well yes, because in the government world that means they did a good job operating within their budget. It never accounts if they anything worth a shite with that money.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:30 am to Jorts R Us
quote:
And this is why government employees don't give a shite.
They don't give a shite because the system rewards seniority, not merit.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 11:30 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
People shouldn't get bonuses for doing their job. That includes fat cat ceo's.
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