Not the author, but there are undoubtedly plenty of stimulus jobs created by the government that could be cut. Smart parking meters (that accept credit cards,

Not the author, but there are undoubtedly plenty of stimulus jobs created by the government that could be cut. Smart parking meters (that accept credit cards, and that let you reup time with your phone) for example, could dramatically adjust the number of positions available for meter maids / parking enforcement officers. USPS is probably going to have to shift at some point to... something different. The federal government spends $25 billion maintaining vacant properties, and owns more than 50,000 vacant homes. That probably doesn't equate to job elimination, but there's got to be some kind of opportunity there. Toll booths for toll roads have got to be on the way out, right? I mean, not saying EZ Pass is the best, or most ubiquitous, but we've got speed cameras that map to DMV databases such that if I run a toll, I already get a bill in the mail -- add a new question at the DMV for 'email address' and stop sending paper bills and you've got a business model.