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How do we ever cut spending if people can't accept that will mean people will be fired? At some point people just need to realize that holding on to the "we can't do something because people will lose their jobs argument" just means that the government can only ever grow bigger and more expensive.
Within the fed, that doesnt necessarily have to mean anyone will be fired. We have a fairly healthy attrition rate with people voluntarily separating or retiring. If there were an actual plan in place to reduce the size of the government it could be done fairly painlessly phased over several years. One of the problems is people retire, then re-hire as government employees or contractors...the "double and triple dippers." I dont have a problem with them doing it...it is legal. But I think there are lots of policies there that could be changed to bring about a desired affect.