Ramaswamy says he wants to cut 1M civilian federal employees

[AZLD4Candidate]

Source: The Hill

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy vowed to cut 1 million civilian federal employees from the government if elected to the White House next year.

In interviews with Axios and Semafor, Ramaswamy said he wanted to make drastic cuts to the federal government. He listed the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Education, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the IRS, the Commerce Department and the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Services as potential subjects for the cuts.

The tech entrepreneur told Axios he wants to cut the federal civil workforce, which comprises 2.2 million people, by 75 percent after four years. He added he wants to see a 50 percent reduction by the end of his first year.

“Keep in mind that 30 percent of these employees are eligible for retirement in the next five-year period,” Ramaswamy said. “So it is substantial — no doubt about it — but it’s not as crazy as it sounds.”

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I'm going to start calling this asshole Young Trump

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1. He's a fool. Why would people vote for someone who promises to gut the government...

by 75 percent? He's a silly man who apparently never thought cutting that many jobs would affect governmental services all over the nation.

[forgotmylogin]

2. Some people have the knee-jerk "big guv'mint" reaction.

They don't realize that federal employees deliver their mail.

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5. Exactly, and see that their SS deposits/checks get there.

[AZLD4Candidate]

9. And their farm subsidity checks

[maliaSmith]

26. federal employees

Smarmy also doesn't realize that federal employees make sure your SS and Medicare sign ups and claims are finalized and paid. Machines don't do that. GOP is intent on making federal employee's bad guys.

[TexasTowelie]

3. I call him Ramaswarmy instead.

He is a fake snake oil salesman.

[Redleg]

28. I call him Ramasmarmy

because he is smarmy. One million employees seems like a nice round number he pulled out of his rectum.

[dalton99a]

4. Fraudulent scumbag piece of shit should deport himself to India

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6. He probably should be in jail for his pump and dump alzheimrer drug scam...

something very similar to what Elizabeth Holmes is doing long time for. I'm sure that's going to come out in the next repug debate as the others got surprised and knocked back on their heels when he called them all bought-and-paid-for in the first debate.

They'll be laying in wait for him in the upcoming one.

[moniss]

8. The brain dead people who would embrace this

person and his aims are too stupid to stop and say "well if 30% are leaving in 5 years doesn't somebody have to do the work they were doing?" But in the case of Smarmymommy it's just about the fundraising and the brand. But our ludicrous media treats him as a serious matter and gives him airtime. Just like that pathetic RFK Jr.

[brush]

11. Yes, crackpots RFK jr. and Cornell West. What happened to them?

RFK jr has been nuts for a while, but West? Seems his continuing and extreme hatred of Pres. Obama has warped his brain.

[moniss]

13. Yes I haven't been able to stomach

West for a long time now.

[Midnight Writer]

10. When you have to use the phrase "it's not as crazy as it sounds" to make your case...

[global1]

12. I Think He Just Lost The Federal Government Employee Vote.....

Every Federal Employee will be worried that their job will be eliminated and they would lose their job. Why would they want to vote for the guy that might cause them to lose their job.

How stupid is this guy. He just lost the Federal Employee vote by his comment.

[nevergiveup]

14. Ramaswampy is a kook and a creep.

[SouthBayDem]

15. Or...TAMIL Trump nt

[cstanleytech]

16. Republicans should just admit that they are promising to increase unemployement when talking about

cutting federal spending and cutting federal jobs.

[PSPS]

17. LOL. "it's not as crazy as it sounds" he says. LOL.

[3Hotdogs]

22. Dont'ja see? The nine most terrifying words in the English language,

"I'm from the gub'mint.....

[FakeNoose]

35. Remember Chump's challenge ... What have you got to lose?

The MAGAts and everyone else found out what we had to lose.

[Chi67]

18. Ummm

And just how is the country supposed to function? What a moron.

[no_hypocrisy]

19. Why not campaign on repealing the entire New Deal while he's at it?

[Aussie105]

20. It's based on the assumption

federal employees don't do anything useful.

I mean, that 30% that will retire in the next few years, they just come to work now, fall asleep, and wake up in time to go home again, right?

It IS as crazy as it sounds, Smarmy Rama!

[truthisfreedom]

21. He's exactly what they deserve.

[SpamWyzer]

23. Immature

asshole says provocative things...so what? this dogturd will NEVER be anything politically because he thinks his attitude is what makes him so "attractive". he isn't and he won't ever be. Not one serious adult would vote for this buffoon. I stopped being concerned about the GQP coming up with an alternative to orangeface.

[RainCaster]

24. The very first he must cut is the Secret Service

He can pay for that out of his own pocket, like he expects us to do with health care.

[pfitz59]

34. and Federal Protection for Congressmen

see how that flies

[Marthe48]

25. Spite

Knock people out of their job to satisfy envious magats. The same people will then moan and bitch because the service they need or want takes months longer to process. And the rwnj will pocket all of the money, and probably start a healthy system of bribery to get things done. And then repeal laws that were in place to prevent bribing public officials and employees.

[Happy Hoosier]

27. I've already been waiting 11 months or my Federal Pebnsion to start...

... and this asshole wants to gum it up more. FUCK. THE. GQP.

[Martin68]

29. Vastly increasing unemployment would be great way to start a presidential term.

This guy is really smart!

[Ray Bruns]

30. It's funny. The people who want to reduce government employees are usually the first people to piss

And moan on why they can’t get a response from the IRS or Social Security Administration.

[DBoon]

31. I think people like Ramaswamy should lose their jobs instead.

They have reached the level of their incompetence and no longer serve any useful purpose.

We would all be better off with fewer silicon valley billionaires.

[Voltaire2]

32. Shithead is being promoted to inoculate

the white christian boomer authoritarian nationalist party against charges of being a ‘white christian boomer’ authoritarian nationalist party.

In other words, he is a ‘beard’.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

33. He's toast.

Medhi Hasan disemboweled him on national television. If you missed that interview, do yourself a huge favor and GOOGLE it. It was a work of art.

[tonekat]

36. I ignore Ramalamadingdong

He needs a good hard kick in his ass.