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0 sats \ 10 replies \ @Bell_curve 30 Jul \ parent \ on: 5,800 IRS Employees Owe Nearly $50 Million In Unpaid Taxes: Treasury IG news
It’s not 50/50
Cliff Clavin is the outlier. 99 percent of civil servants vote Democrat. Why would they vote for smaller government?
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63 sats \ 9 replies \ @siggy47 OP 30 Jul
When a new administration comes in all the useless patronage jobs are given out to the party faithful. I grew up in one of the most solidly republican counties in the country. It was run like a mob family. The government workers had to kick back 1 percent of their salary to the county republican party. Workers had to buy tickets to pricey fundraisers. They didn't mind, since they had cushy, overpaid jobs. The county leader was convicted in a pretty famous prosecution. I don't really see a huge difference between the parties in this respect. It is always worse when one party dominates the area for years.
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 30 Jul
I remember my old company wanted us to pay into a fund, so that the company could use that money in order to lobby to the politicians. That money was done under the companies name, which really incited a lot of people when they found out.
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 30 Jul
Yes, the longer the term, the more depravities.
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54 sats \ 6 replies \ @Bell_curve 30 Jul
I’m guessing you grew up in Nassau County or somewhere in Long Island
If you had to guess how many IRS agents vote Republican? Half? Less than half? Less than 20 percent?
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41 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 30 Jul
You're probably right regarding sheer numbers, just based on my sense of things. If a republican administration decided to clean house, the replacements would be as lazy and corrupt, IMO.
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 30 Jul
Fair enough
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54 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 30 Jul
And you are right about this. They will just be replaced with new lazy and corrupt people. Government jobs should be overlooked more carefully.
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62 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 30 Jul
Government workers are parasites by nature. I don't see any long term solutions. Best to focus on controlling the size of the beast.
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 30 Jul
Yes, controlling it and minimizing their benefits. Having a government job should be a public service, not the public serving them.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 30 Jul
Yeah, your numbers are probably right. It's still going on re Long Island. I have personal knowledge of it through close family and friends.
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