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Why does the U.S. Agriculture Dept have 84,000 employees?
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:04 pm
What do they do every day?
Do they plant corn, cotton or soybeans?
Do they plant corn, cotton or soybeans?
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Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:05 pm to matthew25
Farmers love government handouts.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:06 pm to matthew25
Because they have 84,000 desks and they’d feel stupid if the desks were empty?
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:06 pm to mahdragonz
That makes no sense. 84k employees handing out money to farmers?
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:07 pm to matthew25
because the country is filled with 250 million overweight people that eat a ton of food
we need a lot of people checking the food to make sure its edible for the heavies
we need a lot of people checking the food to make sure its edible for the heavies
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:07 pm to mahdragonz
My EXTREMELY racist grandpa and uncle were/are democrats because of exactly that 
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:10 pm to matthew25
The USDA is probably one of the most important departments in the government. They do everything from invasive pest research to meat inspection and everything in between.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:11 pm to mahdragonz
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Farmers love government handouts.
I don't know why you're being downvoted.
I would clarify, though, that most of the subsidies go to Big Ag corporations that employ farmers; most of the time, the farmers themselves don't receive them, unless they are rather large. Small farmers don't get shite.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:14 pm to matthew25
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Why does the U.S. Agriculture Dept have 84,000 employees?
Everyone knows that nothing works, even plant growth, without bureaucrats pushing paper and hassling innocent people.
If these wonderful central planning do-gooders aren't piling up the compliance costs on businesses all across the country, America will implode w/ the quickness.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:16 pm to matthew25
Are they full time employees? Part time employees? Seasonal employees?
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:17 pm to matthew25
It’s YUGE.
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:18 pm to matthew25
You could fire 50% of the middle management of this agency and it would probably improve efficiency.
This post was edited on 5/23/18 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:26 pm to roadGator
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That makes no sense. 84k employees handing out money to farmers?
It's a haierarchy. Fed Regs require a manager for every x number of employees, yielding y managers, who following the chain, results in z managers of managers, who then require managers of managers managers...
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:26 pm to HempHead
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I don't know why you're being downvoted.
He is being downvoted because all those employees in the Dept of Ag aren't walking around giving money to farmers.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 12:14 am to matthew25
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Why does the U.S. Agriculture Dept have 84,000 employees
This is changing as we speak. The department had 30+ offices and agencies. Most of which had their own CIO for example.
It's been reduced to 7 lines of business, and 7 CIOs. The rest are out of jobs or reassigned as "directors" of IT.
They are consolidating and streamlining, and moving at an impressive pace at that.
As someone pointed out, they do some extemely important work. They are the reason our food is safe and our farms are the most efficient in the world.
For example, paying farmers NOT to plant near water run offs (streams) and paying for native vegetation in those areas reduces soil erosion and runoff and protects water supply.
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 12:24 am
Posted on 5/24/18 at 12:40 am to matthew25
My Gandfather worked for the USAG back in the 70's. I went to his office one day and there was a guy two desks down from Granpa who was crying. I asked Grandpa, "Why is that man crying?" And he said, "Because his farmer died,"
Posted on 5/24/18 at 3:30 am to texag7
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The USDA is probably one of the most important departments in the government. They do everything from invasive pest research to meat inspection and everything in between.
They have offices in every county in America. Involved with farming, ranching, the stuff you mention like research and inspections, poor people housing and food programs in rural communities, the US forest service, rural development and infrastructure, and a bunch of other shite.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 3:50 am to IllegalPete
Yep. My dad worked for the US Forest Service and it was all part of the USDA.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 5:52 am to matthew25
They don't all work desk jobs:
Posted on 5/24/18 at 5:55 am to matthew25
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What do they do every day? Do they plant corn, cotton or soybea
I could tell ya some stories but I would be putting myself in a bad mood to start my day.
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