Should we run our country like a business?

Yep a business is run to make a profit not for the benefit of it's workers.
The less the workers are paid the more the business makes.

Less pay for government employees.....sounds good to me...

So, you propose we cut the pay of all of the men and women in our armed services? While we are at war? Yes, let the Donald run on THAT platform and see how far he gets....

I'm not for cutting the paychecks of the Armed Service members...I used to be one myself. But freezing pay for a couple years helps. Cutting back on size also helps. You can still cut the AF's budget without cutting pay.

One way would to do it is smarter bidding. The lowest bidder gag is retarded.
 
Yep a business is run to make a profit not for the benefit of it's workers.
The less the workers are paid the more the business makes.

Less pay for government employees.....sounds good to me...

So, you propose we cut the pay of all of the men and women in our armed services? While we are at war? Yes, let the Donald run on THAT platform and see how far he gets....

Who said to cut military pay..? How about other federal employees....?
 
Does Trump have money in the bank? YES

Does our government have money in the bank? NO

Now who looks stupid?

Actually Trump is deep in debt and lost a half billion dollars recently. Guys of Trumps stature risk other people's money while protecting their own with legal firewalls.
 
Does Trump have money in the bank? YES

Does our government have money in the bank? NO

Now who looks stupid?

Actually Trump is deep in debt and lost a half billion dollars recently. Guys of Trumps stature risk other people's money while protecting their own with legal firewalls.

well it sounds like Trump knows how to deal with bankruptcy......exactly what our country needs right now....:lol:
 
Less pay for government employees.....sounds good to me...

So, you propose we cut the pay of all of the men and women in our armed services? While we are at war? Yes, let the Donald run on THAT platform and see how far he gets....

Who said to cut military pay..? How about other federal employees....?

Oh...so cut the pay of all federal employees, minus the hundreds of thousands in the military? Why exclude them. They ARE Federal employees, yes?
 
So, you propose we cut the pay of all of the men and women in our armed services? While we are at war? Yes, let the Donald run on THAT platform and see how far he gets....

Who said to cut military pay..? How about other federal employees....?

Oh...so cut the pay of all federal employees, minus the hundreds of thousands in the military? Why exclude them. They ARE Federal employees, yes?

Is military pay as much as the average $119,000 federal salary...? I think not...

Besides....the military is WORTH the litttle money we pay them....
 
Who said to cut military pay..? How about other federal employees....?

Oh...so cut the pay of all federal employees, minus the hundreds of thousands in the military? Why exclude them. They ARE Federal employees, yes?

Is military pay as much as the average $119,000 federal salary...? I think not...

Besides....the military is WORTH the litttle money we pay them....

So, you do not believe that military pay is included in the calculation of AVERAGE $119K? Where is your math. Show us the source for this figure.
 
Oh...so cut the pay of all federal employees, minus the hundreds of thousands in the military? Why exclude them. They ARE Federal employees, yes?

Is military pay as much as the average $119,000 federal salary...? I think not...

Besides....the military is WORTH the litttle money we pay them....

So, you do not believe that military pay is included in the calculation of AVERAGE $119K? Where is your math. Show us the source for this figure.

No, it is not.

Avg. Federal civilian workers pay (including benefits) $120K
Are Federal Workers Overpaid? | FactCheck.org
PolitiFact | Rand Paul says federal workers paid $120,000, private-sector workers only $60,000

Avg. Military pay (including bennies) less than $120k
2008 Annual Salary Chart for U.S. Military Enlisted Members
 
We can run government more business-like but we can't run it as a business be. To run government as a business would mean regulated capitalism would be replaced by socialism.

Didn't mean to say run our country AS a business.....but more LIKE one.....like doing better deals with foreign countries.....like keeping on budget....like protecting our interests.....like attaining reasonable goals....
Ideally, the government should run like a business in some respects, however there are many functions of government that would not fit any business model. Our government must respond to the desires of the people, even thou the response is costly and would reap few financial rewards. When we invaded Afghanistan we did so out of a desire to punish and destroy an enemy. When the US government helped Hatti after the recent earthquake and hurricane it was not out of a desire for financial rewards but rather a humanitarian action demanded by the American public. You could not make a business case for the cost of maintaining American's national parks, monuments, and wildlife sanctuaries. I doubt many people would support selling them off to developers to build private estates and amusement parks which would certainly be very profitable. Thousands of endangered species are costly to protect and we don't make a dine off of them. Think of what the last American Grizzly or Polar Bear would fetch on the open market. Etc. Etc......
 
If you run a nation like a business

Who would are the shareholders?
Who would are the customers?
Who would are the stakeholders?
Who would are the employees?

And how will you fire them?

We´re got here the same discussion, mostly done by "free liberals party". Words like "Germany Inc." are often used in debates.
 
I remember when Ross Perot used the same language. It didnt work then, it won't work now.
The government needs to be run like a government, i.e. starved for funds all the time so they do their job as efficiently as possible. Do away with gov't workers unions, cut budgets all around, cut responsibilities so they aren't doing so damn much.
The Donald has about as much chance getting elected president as The Donald Duck.
 

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