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Gore reduced the federal civilian workforce by 20% in a careful bi-partisan effort that did not really hurt effectiveness. Clinton left office with the budget
by lokar 9mo ago
Gore reduced the federal civilian workforce by 20% in a careful bi-partisan effort that did not really hurt effectiveness.
Clinton left office with the budget in surplus.
Government can work if you pick good leaders.
- badgersnake 9mo agoAbsolutely it can be done, but this kind of slash and burn cuts from people who come in from outside and have no understanding of how anything works are always going to be counterproductive.
- lokar 9mo agoI would not assume the goal is actually to improve government. They have contempt for government, they seek to degrade it with the hopes of further discrediting it in the eyes of the public.
- badgersnake 9mo agoYeah, I didn't mean them. They were not doing this. Typically those that take the slash and burn approach are trying to break things yes - in the UK is has generally come from those with a small government agenda who want to break things to justify privatizing them or scrapping them altogether.