PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDRESS TO CONGRESS 3/4/25

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Dem rebuttal to address:

Rookie Mi Senator Alicia Slotkin. First of all. Who the hell is this?

Statement. Very weak and predictable. However, better than anything Harris ever said.

Played the Trump tax breaks to wealthy friends right from the get-go. Really? Best first point you got?

Bye Felicia. She became very unserious after the first point.

Fade away into Dem mediocrity....

They always overlook how many contributions Cackles the Clown got from billionaires...

 

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Lame and meaningless old disrupters, pink attire and paddles last night. They got no answer for the train that ran over them Jan. 21!!!

Dems angst and meltdown continued today and was delicious. Losing shrills, narratives, accusations and claims on various Lib mainstream media.

Time the Dems declared political bankruptcy!!

EAT IT! Your party is clueless, rudderless and has got nothing!!!

Those paddles had me looking for an auction guide...or for someone to take one and slap two Dimwits at the same time like the nun in Blues Brothers did with the ruler...

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

Go to the SS Office in North Dallas and watch how they don't work. I volunteer with two SS retirees and the stories they tell are unbelievable.

Last time I was in a SS office in San Marcos it took an hour and a half (or more). During that wait only one service window was open because the others were "on lunch".

Government turds won't lift one extra finger to help because they believe they cannot or will not be fired, so if the lunch bell rings, well, screw those peasants in the lobby, we're going out to eat cake!

 

[HornHuskerDad]

Government turds won't lift one extra finger to help because they believe they cannot or will not be fired, so if the lunch bell rings, well, screw those peasants in the lobby, we're going out to eat cake!

Unfortunately that seems to be a common approach for many government employees.

 

[Horn6721]

Maybe the rest of us need to go to Croc's SS office
Seems to be the only one with pple actually working.

 

[horninchicago]

I, for one, have plenty of $ saved. Don't plan on visiting any SS offices anytime soon, if ever.

 

[BrntOrngStmpeDe]

Last time I was in a SS office in San Marcos it took an hour and a half (or more). During that wait only one service window was open because the others were "on lunch".

Government turds won't lift one extra finger to help because they believe they cannot or will not be fired, so if the lunch bell rings, well, screw those peasants in the lobby, we're going out to eat cake!

I'm a firm believer in metrics. One of the problems with all gov't institutions is that there are precious few metrics at the bottom tiers. I go through the VA for some of my care and trying to get them to even answer a phone is a problem. I've been told by a couple of people on the inside that many of them game the system by putting a buddy on hold for an hour that way they are not shown as being "unavailable".

 

[Mr. Deez]

I go through the VA for some of my care and trying to get them to even answer a phone is a problem.

Calling a government office on the phone is a bit of a joke. It shouldn't be, but it is. When I call offices on base, 90 percent of the time, I get no answer or a voicemail box that is full or not accepting messages. If I need something, I show up. It's a pain in the a$$, but it's the only real option.

 

[WorsterMan]

Those of you more knowledgeable than me about many typical Fed Gov employees: how much is their Union part of the indifferent attitude, poor work ethic, laziness, they can't fire me ... unless I murder someone?

 

[ViperHorn]

The biggest problem is there is no punishment for poor performance.

 

[militaryhorn]

The biggest problem is there is no punishment for poor performance.

That's the biggest problem with unions in general. I was in a union and now I manage those same union workers that I was in the union with. It is extremely hard to get someone fired or very time consuming.

 

[Mr. Deez]

Those of you more knowledgeable than me about many typical Fed Gov employees: how much is their Union part of the indifferent attitude, poor work ethic, laziness, they can't fire me ... unless I murder someone?

Unions don't help, but the problem is even deeper than that. Non-union government employees aren't wildly better.

It starts with the hiring process, where merit gets pushed aside easily. The people chosen for interviews and for referral to the hiring manager aren't the most qualified. They're the ones who connected all the dots and used the right buzzwords in their resume and cover letter, even if it's all a bunch of crap. You can be the most qualified applicant imaginable, but if you don't use the right verbiage in your paperwork, the hiring manager will never even know you exist.

Next, even among those who are interviewed, there is a lot of preferential treatment for certain groups - certain minorities, veterans, etc. Again, merit gets deprioritized.

Of course, once on the job, there just isn't a lot of reason to really put out big effort. Your pay is set through one of the pay scales, which are largely based on seniority and credentials. There are performance bonuses but they aren't big money. The worst employee and the best make very close to the same money, and of course, the best employees aren't liked by the mediocre and crappy ones. There's pressure not to show off.

If an employee isn't doing anything criminal but just sucks at his job, you can't just ditch him. You have to document his crappiness over a long period of time and give him tons of chances to improve. And of course, he can appeal his termination and potentially sue. Bottom line is that it's expensive and an enormous pain in the a$$ to terminate a federal employee for cause. If you're a supervisor, the employee needs to be a total $hitshow and an embarrassment to justify the time, cost, and hassle.

All those factors combine to make for a culture of mediocrity and indifference.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

Unions don't help, but the problem is even deeper than that. Non-union government employees aren't wildly better.

It starts with the hiring process, where merit gets pushed aside easily. The people chosen for interviews and for referral to the hiring manager aren't the most qualified. They're the ones who connected all the dots and used the right buzzwords in their resume and cover letter, even if it's all a bunch of crap. You can be the most qualified applicant imaginable, but if you don't use the right verbiage in your paperwork, the hiring manager will never even know you exist.

Next, even among those who are interviewed, there is a lot of preferential treatment for certain groups - certain minorities, veterans, etc. Again, merit gets deprioritized.

Of course, once on the job, there just isn't a lot of reason to really put out big effort. Your pay is set through one of the pay scales, which are largely based on seniority and credentials. There are performance bonuses but they aren't big money. The worst employee and the best make very close to the same money, and of course, the best employees aren't liked by the mediocre and crappy ones. There's pressure not to show off.

If an employee isn't doing anything criminal but just sucks at his job, you can't just ditch him. You have to document his crappiness over a long period of time and give him tons of chances to improve. And of course, he can appeal his termination and potentially sue. Bottom line is that it's expensive and an enormous pain in the a$$ to terminate a federal employee for cause. If you're a supervisor, the employee needs to be a total $hitshow and an embarrassment to justify the time, cost, and hassle.

All those factors combine to make for a culture of mediocrity and indifference.

And we get to pay for this ridiculous BS.

 

[Mr. Deez]

And we get to pay for this ridiculous BS.

And that's not even the real money.

 

[nashhorn]

There's pressure not to show off.

That is scripture.

 

[HornHuskerDad]

Bottom line is that it's expensive and an enormous pain in the a$$ to terminate a federal employee for cause.

So the easy answer is to shovel him off to some other department - if you can - and let someone else endure his issues.

 

[Horn6721]

HHD Sadly that is exactly what happens. And WE taxpayers pay

 

[Mr. Deez]

So the easy answer is to shovel him off to some other department - if you can - and let someone else endure his issues.

And most of the time, that happens. If there is an actual termination, it means that the employee was horrific beyond measure, or he or she isn't that bad but pi$$ed off the wrong people.

 

[ViperHorn]

If an employee isn't doing anything criminal but just sucks at his job, you can't just ditch him. You have to document his crappiness over a long period of time and give him tons of chances to improve. And of course, he can appeal his termination and potentially sue. Bottom line is that it's expensive and an enormous pain in the a$$ to terminate a federal employee for cause. If you're a supervisor, the employee needs to be a total $hitshow and an embarrassment to justify the time, cost, and hassle.

Is this process all in a written rule passed by Congress or a union deal? If it is a written rule, EO it away. If it is a union deal, assert §1918 which makes it a felony to strike against the United States or belong to a union that asserts the right to strike against the United States.

I know you might hurt some feelings, but if they are as good of an employee as they claim to be, they will have no trouble finding work in the private sector.

Poor babies!