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Trump cancels pay raise due to federal workers in January

mike2810 said:
You know the answer to that. Of course not.

You are comparing apples to oranges when it comes to govt workers to private sector. How would some of the social programs be paid for if funded and operated in the private sector only? How about the military?

My point was to bring up the fact that federal employees pay taxes.
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Just because they pay taxes doesn't mean they deserve the golden benefits they already get.
 
Lord of Planar said:
Just because they pay taxes doesn't mean they deserve the golden benefits they already get.
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That is for its own thread. Your moving the goal post.

Interesting to see you don't have a favorable view of federal employees shown by your remark about benefits.
 
mike2810 said:
That is for its own thread. Your moving the goal post.

Interesting to see you don't have a favorable view of federal employees shown by your remark about benefits.
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My viewpoint of government jobs is that they are treated very well, for the level of incompetence they can have. many are fine productive people, but many are not. There needs to be a system that recognizes this.
 
jonny5 said:
Start over without the insults and we can have a civil debate.
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Then don't start off with a ridiculous position. Cutting taxes means less revenue, and less revenue means a larger deficit, period. If you want to make an argument that the new conditions will somehow increase revenue, then try and make that case - but you have your work cut out for you, since every reputable study on the subject says differently.

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