Some republican Senators in the "find out" stage

[Crepitus]

There are more than 15,000 federal employees in Alaska, and fewer than 1% got riffed. That’s doesn’t even count as a layoff.

I once worked for a corporation that wasn’t making profits and then ended up laying off 1/3 of all workers, myself included.

YOu know the government isn't meant to turn a profit, right?

 

[jc456]

They are. Chickens are extra vulnerable because of the close quarters they are kept in but other bird are dying.

explain it for me. How does the first chicken catch it when no other bird has it?

 

[jc456]

YOu know the government isn't meant to turn a profit, right?

Wow, look at you speaking a truth for once. The piece you can't seem to figure out from that is that too many people in government is a waste and why audits are important to ensure there is no waste. Now scurry along.

 

[Crepitus]

explain it for me. How does the first chicken catch it when no other bird has it?

Gee dude, you should ask the experts at the CDC.

Oh, wait....

 

[jc456]

Gee dude, you should ask the experts at the CDC.

Oh, wait....

why would I do that? They haven't got shit right since before 2020

 

[August West]

Wow, look at you speaking a truth for once. The piece you can't seem to figure out from that is that too many people in government is a waste and why audits are important to ensure there is no waste. Now scurry along.

Let`s lay them off and let them collect taxpayer money for doing nothing.

 

[jc456]

Let`s lay them off and let them collect taxpayer money for doing nothing.

that's a win, less money.

BTW, they could have taken the buy out and had eight months to look for another job and make two paychecks a month.

 

[Lisa558]

YOu know the government isn't meant to turn a profit, right?

You know the government is also not meant to run at trillions of dollars a year in deficit, right?

We are $35T in debt and we need MASSIVE cuts, and that includes redundant employees. And you're moaning about 1/2 of 1% laid off?

And you didn’t respond to my observation: you’re more upset when 100 government workers get laid off than when 10,000 private employees get laid off.

 

[Independent thinker]

Her post on facebook:

Dozens of Alaskans – potentially over 100 in total – are being fired as part of the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force order for the federal government.
Many of these abrupt terminations will do more harm than good, stunting opportunities in Alaska and leaving holes in our communities. We can’t realize our potential for responsible energy and mineral development if we can’t permit projects. We will be less prepared to manage summer wildfires if we can’t support those on the front lines. Our tourism economy will be damaged if we don’t maintain our world-class national parks and forests.
I share the administration’s goal of reducing the size of the federal government, but this approach is bringing confusion, anxiety, and now trauma to our civil servants—some of whom moved their families and packed up their whole lives to come here. Indiscriminate workforce cuts aren’t efficient and won’t fix the federal budget, but they will hurt good people who have answered the call to public service to do important work for our nation.
My staff and I are in close touch with agency and department officials, trying to get answers about the impact of these terminations. Our goal is to forestall unnecessary harm—for people and Alaska’s federal priorities—but the response so far has been evasive and inadequate.



And re renaming Denali.

Alaska US senators introduce bill that would again designate North America's tallest peak as Denali

Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali. The bill from Sens.

apnews.com

She forgot that when you elect clowns you have to expect a circus.

Second thoughts from republicans are becoming more common. Is ir possible they are starting to realize what a eyuuuge mistake they have made?

You guys make me laugh. Ever since DOGE has been at work you are fighting to keep big government and high national debts and working hard to cover up the money funneled to help the democratic party and being used to weaponize the justice system against Trump and finance DEI around the world.

 

[Crepitus]

why would I do that? They haven't got shit right since before 2020

Well that's a lie.

Just because your orange ghod ignores them doesn't make them wrong.

 

[Crepitus]

You know the government is also not meant to run at trillions of dollars a year in deficit, right?

We are $35T in debt and we need MASSIVE cuts, and that includes redundant employees. And you're moaning about 1/2 of 1% laid off?

And you didn’t respond to my observation: you’re more upset when 100 government workers get laid off than when 10,000 private employees get laid off.

Nope. we need those billionaires to pay their fair share.

 

[jc456]

Well that's a lie.

Just because your orange ghod ignores them doesn't make them wrong.

name something they got right during wuhan? I'll wait.

 

[jc456]

Nope. we need those billionaires to pay their fair share.

what is a fair share?

 

[Crepitus]

name something they got right during wuhan? I'll wait.

Masks?

Social distancing?

Get your vaccines?

They were right on all of that.

 

[Crepitus]

what is a fair share?

What percentage of your income do you pay in taxes?

For me that was 24%.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Her post on facebook:

Dozens of Alaskans – potentially over 100 in total – are being fired as part of the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force order for the federal government.
Many of these abrupt terminations will do more harm than good, stunting opportunities in Alaska and leaving holes in our communities. We can’t realize our potential for responsible energy and mineral development if we can’t permit projects. We will be less prepared to manage summer wildfires if we can’t support those on the front lines. Our tourism economy will be damaged if we don’t maintain our world-class national parks and forests.
I share the administration’s goal of reducing the size of the federal government, but this approach is bringing confusion, anxiety, and now trauma to our civil servants—some of whom moved their families and packed up their whole lives to come here. Indiscriminate workforce cuts aren’t efficient and won’t fix the federal budget, but they will hurt good people who have answered the call to public service to do important work for our nation.
My staff and I are in close touch with agency and department officials, trying to get answers about the impact of these terminations. Our goal is to forestall unnecessary harm—for people and Alaska’s federal priorities—but the response so far has been evasive and inadequate.



And re renaming Denali.

Alaska US senators introduce bill that would again designate North America's tallest peak as Denali

Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali. The bill from Sens.

apnews.com

She forgot that when you elect clowns you have to expect a circus.

Second thoughts from republicans are becoming more common. Is ir possible they are starting to realize what a eyuuuge mistake they have made?

If they do realize the mistake they’ve made they lack the honestly and courage to admit it.

 

[jc456]

What percentage of your income do you pay in taxes?

For me that was 24%.

I pay 28%. But that doesn't answer my question. What is their fair share?

 

[jc456]

Masks?

nope

Social distancing?

foolishly nope

Get your vaccines?

safe and effective for sure, nope.

They were right on all of that.

yep, none of those things helped one bit, what about the wuhan lab where it came from?

 

[Crepitus]

I pay 28%. But that doesn't answer my question. What is their fair share?

Do you think they should be paying less than you and I?

Because they are.

If they were paying, let's say 25% that would be an additional tax revenue of $9 billion just from Elmo alone.

There are over 750 billionaires in the US.

That's' gonna be an extra 3/4 of a trillion dollars.

Oh look, revenue problems solved.

 

[Crepitus]

nope

foolishly nope

safe and effective for sure, nope.

yep, none of those things helped one bit, what about the wuhan lab where it came from?

Those all worked.

That's why more republicans died in the pandemic than Democrats.