Dem aides could face massive layoffs

[Lamplighter]

So, what do you think now that you've read it ?

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

So, what do you think now that you've read it ?

I was really surprised at the sheer magnitude of people and the length of time some of them have been out of work. These are people with major degrees and what must be astronomical student loans.

I also thought the way the funding for the positions being broken down by party was strange.

You?

[Lamplighter]

Lately, I am finding myself not wanting/willing to read links or long quotation passages
when there is no commentary by the Dwellar saying why the post is being made and/or their interest in it.
So, I've just now read your link.

I'm not seeing anything unusual in the article as that's just the way it is in government service.
The Feds are not any different than the States, the Counties, the Cities, etc.
Having been in State government, I have served "at the pleasure of the Governor" who in turn serves "at the pleasure of the People".

The only real structural impact of elections that bothers me comes from the fall out of "limited term" elections.
That is, when a politician is allowed to serve only 2 terms (e.g., 2 yrs each)
there is a significant loss of "institutional memory" as person after person leaves office,
and it's only the peripatetic members of their staff who keep some aspects of government
from falling into the most recent fad(s) of populist black holes.

It's sort of fun to watch politicians campaign by promising to serve for only one or two terms,
but then see them change their stripes when it comes time to step down.
With experience comes the wisdom of how the government really works,
and most politicians are not smart enough to learn everything
they need to know in their 1st or even their 2nd term in office.

[xoxoxoBruce]

With experience comes the wisdom of how the government really works

And forgetting how it should work.

[Lamplighter]