impartialobserver

So you are proud of something that you have 0% control over but never mention those things that you do control... interesting insight.

Been reading the posts here. Probably not the most impartial source of info but oh well. The guy, Carney, seems to be a bit of a mess. Does not seem to be able to stick to one idea, platform, story.

Hate to tell you but when the budget is submitted... .folks will not blindly sign off. It will raise eyebrows. Consequently, months later know-it-alls like you will start complaining about them being overbudget and so on.

New computers, new software are expensive. that flies in the face of the current DOGE directives. Most likely the old software is not day to day processing but the more clerical stuff. We just recently (last year) replaced the software package used by one dept. It was created in 1973.

When you start a federal or state job, you are on "probation" for one year. If you pass all three evaluations given at months 3, 6, and 11 then you deemed to have passed probation. The main difference being how they can fire you. Probationary employees can't be fired on a whim. You still have to have a reason tied to job performance. Nonprobationary employees, you had better have a rock solid case.. videos, screen shots, time card data, audio, etc. whereas the opposite, you can just say that you did not get enough points on an evaluation and so that is all.

Maybe. My guess is that the SC will say the same thing as myself.... follow existing law. You can get trim the number of employees while following the law. It takes a day or two longer but not all that difficult. I do not mind the idea of having less federal government employees but they should play by the rules that they themselves put into place. Interesting how you think that they should not follow existing law.. very interesting. Your approval of this reality is not necessary but if you follow existing law.. the employee can't sue you or be reinstated later. This makes it permanent. If you do not.. they can sue you, take you to court and be in the right according to existing law.

Fantasy novel... has so much in common with actual federal government work. You always make topics into those of morality and such. This is a legal issue and if you play the legal game... you need more than being self righteous. I know.. I have played it twice. When our dept was sued, we had to do more than yell and scream about how perfect we were.

I have no agenda... Its much like explaining to someone that to get your car started, you have to do more than yell, scream, and be self righteous. Imagine that your alternator fails. Do you calmly and thoroughly diagnose the issue? Or do you get on your pulpit and exclaim about your leadership qualities? Having fixed many cars.. I can tell you which choice gets the job done.

What they should do, if they want these cuts to be permanent, is be thorough, detailed, and follow existing law. It can be done. Will it be sensational enough for you? No.

Well.. I am not going to waste my time anymore. Your link is pure opinion with no direct quotes or really any details/context. Feel free to continue but I am not taking the bait.

It makes sense to decouple from the US and therefore leave Canada less exposed to trade wars. My guess is that this will be a rocky journey with lots of ups and downs.

You are easily manipulated. You seriously think that Trump is doing the arrests of these illegals.. as an example.

From a legal standpoint. your approach would be even less successful. We are talking about a judge so therefore it is a legal issue. If you truly want them off the books.. you have to follow the law. If someone wanted to fire my entire dept.. they would be faced with a series of legal issues. Why? Because our jobs are codified into law. You can change the laws but that takes the legislature and therefore long, drawn out process.

I do not have the time to dig in but most likely it is an issue of existing law being violated. At the state government level, once you get to 5 years, it becomes a legal issue to fire someone without cause. You have to have ironclad proof of misconduct.. such as video, audio, etc. Unlike private sector jobs, in the public sector your pay, vacation, etc are codified into law.

A few ardent Trump supporters that I know have started to question his indecision on tariffs.