[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> Although it may seem counter-intuitive to some, the Clinton-Gore
> administration made considerable progress in reducing the size of
> government. If memory serves, there was a net reduction of 300,000
> positions in the Federal government. And of course the budget was
> balanced and the national debt considerably reduced. I went looking
> on the web just now for scrupulously non-partisan information on this,
> but couldn't find it. If anyone has a link, would you please send it
> my way.
That 300,000 cut from the federal payroll is a bit of a smoke & mirrors
operation. Where I work, and some friends at the V.A. ran into the
same,
the "cuts" consisted of terminating a large number of people and then
rehiring them as contractors. That way, they're no longer on the
"payroll",
they're just a line item in overhead budget. Neat, Huh?
best
rickf
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Rick Forrister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Definition: Honest Politician: Once bought, stays bought."
--Robert Heinlein
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