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Purveyor

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69. Hey...don't knock the 12 yo in the basement, thats how I started out with a 300 baud BBS. ;) eom
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 12:19 AM
Jan 2013

I remain...

"Firing" ? lexw Jan 2013 #1
Perhaps. Igel Jan 2013 #59
Everywhere I look.... lexw Jan 2013 #70
maybe the should also cut the billion dollar toys annm4peace Jan 2013 #2
Sadly it doesn't work like that... n/t humbled_opinion Jan 2013 #3
but a nice thing to remind the letters to the editor annm4peace Jan 2013 #4
So you support furloughing Civil Servants? NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #21
Like most of the rest of the working middle class in this country. Ask the autoworker about 'pay Purveyor Jan 2013 #24
Do you support pay cuts for the middle class? NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #49
Of course not but that is what has happened especially in manufacturing. eom Purveyor Jan 2013 #50
Employees, including Faculty went through Furloughs in UC Berkeley lunatica Jan 2013 #27
yea, i worked for the state during furloughs too shanti Jan 2013 #65
Our Office Lost Nearly All of our Contractors modrepub Jan 2013 #32
This article is only about the DoD, the other agencies (social) are going to make similar cuts. Hugin Jan 2013 #52
Sorry modrepub Jan 2013 #74
No that is not what I was saying annm4peace Jan 2013 #60
Blame congress Revanchist Jan 2013 #7
Layoffs are a PR gimmick by the Pentagon--they are hiding behind middle class Americans Kolesar Jan 2013 #10
But that would only help the 99% and we don't matter to them. nt valerief Jan 2013 #19
Because the 99% don't have jobs making that stuff. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #40
yes, cut the old junk Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #66
Sell off all those fucking golf courses! SoapBox Jan 2013 #5
Also get out of Nascar! Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Jan 2013 #11
p.s... SoapBox Jan 2013 #6
How about not picking on those who work and picking on those lunatica Jan 2013 #28
Austerity for workers fasttense Jan 2013 #8
And when they cut the jobs then they should make sure to cut the unemployment benefits lunatica Jan 2013 #30
North Carolina Republicans are all over that. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #35
Some other cuts: unhappycamper Jan 2013 #9
Thanks for the background links, UHC. n/t Hugin Jan 2013 #16
This could be a tactic to pursuade the Republicans to make a deal. DCBob Jan 2013 #12
and southern states economies will feel the pain underpants Jan 2013 #13
Oh, look... It's a pay cut for Federal Employees. Hugin Jan 2013 #14
Doesn't temporary usually imply that the jobs are not permanent? olddad56 Jan 2013 #15
Those "Temporary" positions are sometimes used to maintain continuity of operations during... Hugin Jan 2013 #17
"temporary" includes things like "you'll do this for us for the next 5 years". jeff47 Jan 2013 #36
The pitfalls of looking to the MIC as a jobs program. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #18
That pretty much nails it. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #23
Give me another jobs program that can get through Congress, and I'll happily support it jeff47 Jan 2013 #41
cut Pentagon management pay FIRST. Cut ALL the percs of the Leadership first!! Sunlei Jan 2013 #20
Yeah, slashing the salary and benes of those 6 people will make all the difference! (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #42
probably cost us taxpayers a billion a year or more for those 6 people. let them use ss and medicare Sunlei Jan 2013 #53
Math isn't your strong suit, is it? jeff47 Jan 2013 #55
yes with benefits for all his family, his luxury spots vacations, free airfare for all, yes. Sunlei Jan 2013 #57
Um....no. jeff47 Jan 2013 #58
Wow! A $200M a year position in the Pentagon? Hugin Jan 2013 #62
200 Million a year is reserved for defense contractor executives... Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #63
The DoD Civilians I know don't even have Commissary privileges. n/t Hugin Jan 2013 #67
Yup, I am really glad i don't work for DoD, precious few perks. Commissary privileges are a big one Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #73
The first internet bully I ever encountered, during O's '08 campaign, was a staffing recruiter patrice Jan 2013 #22
Are you sure it wasn't a 12 yo in their folk's basement with daddy's login? Hugin Jan 2013 #26
Yeah, account security over at FB isn't the greatest, so I guess the probability is about 50:50. patrice Jan 2013 #31
Well, never the less, I'm sorry it happened to you. Hugin Jan 2013 #34
Thanks. I remember it, because I do think the best most of the time. I know it isn't characteristic patrice Jan 2013 #38
Hey...don't knock the 12 yo in the basement, thats how I started out with a 300 baud BBS. ;) eom Purveyor Jan 2013 #69
Yes, but, in those days it was a level playing field. Hugin Jan 2013 #71
The Pentagon is not a jobs program tabasco Jan 2013 #25
However, these cuts are not directed at the Contracts. Hugin Jan 2013 #29
Contractors got their cuts in October jeff47 Jan 2013 #44
I don't recall a single Contractor leaving in Oct. Hugin Jan 2013 #51
They get paid by the contract, not by the body. jeff47 Jan 2013 #54
You'd have a good idea if unemployment wasn't extremely high right now. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #37
So, you think the Defense Department is a jobs program tabasco Jan 2013 #46
So you're a Republican then? jeff47 Jan 2013 #47
I don't buy into supply side BS. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #48
My impression was different. sofa king Jan 2013 #45
Turning them into more expensive contractors doesn't solve their budget problem jeff47 Jan 2013 #56
How about closing some overseas bases instead........ think Jan 2013 #33
You'd do that if you had time to decide which ones to close jeff47 Jan 2013 #39
The budget doesn't work like that. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #43
Maybe it would help if . . . Brigid Jan 2013 #61
furloughs shanti Jan 2013 #64
It's easier to cut temp workers and contractors AnnieBW Jan 2013 #68
The next round of contracts would be affected. DCBob Jan 2013 #72
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