Smug Prius owners

[lindajdunn]

Since we're a little off the original topic anyway:

http://www.federaltimes.com/article/...3/2080301/1001

The White House's 2011 budget proposal will "rebalance" the relationship between the government and its contractors through more oversight and insourcing, the Obama administration's top procurement policy official said last week.

Performing Happy Snoopy Dance.

YES!!!!

The budget would add nearly 20,000 new civilian and military billets to Defense Department payrolls next year to perform work now done by contractors. Nearly 5,000 of those positions will perform contract support services, according to the budget. Those 5,000 positions will be part of an overall 10,025-person increase in the department's acquisition workforce next year, according to the budget.

[chase]

That's the way it is now

You are usually right about everything. However this is where you are wrong. Wake up and drop the epee. Be a man.

[chase]

Since we're a little off the original topic anyway:

http://www.federaltimes.com/article/...3/2080301/1001




Performing Happy Snoopy Dance.

YES!!!!

So you are excited about MORE Obama-style government interference?

[WGH]

Is first step toward glorious revolution!

Why do you think there are so many Russians involved in US fencing? They're biding their time before the great rise of the proletariat!

[telkanuru]

When Revolution come, mek chase first against wall. Is order of Politburo.

[lindajdunn]

and is still looking for that good-paying job, he might want to consider a career in acquisition management.

Here's an example:


http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.as...9+03%3a23%3a00

40,093.00 - 169,504.00 USD /year
Please note that the actual salary will be based on grade level, job location, and the HR system (e.g., GS, DEMO, NSPS).

Educational requirements are basically:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees, and at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. (This requirement can be obtained within the bachelor's degree or in addition to the degree.)

Of course Chase, if he's a living person and not a sock puppet, could use this position as a stepping stone.

[chase]

and is still looking for that good-paying job, he might want to consider a career in acquisition management.

Here's an example:


http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.as...9+03%3a23%3a00

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There is no way that I will ever work for the federal government. Taking the money of the unwilling is wrong.

[jessicasimpson]

There is no way that I will ever work for the federal government. Taking the money of the unwilling is wrong.

Why would you disrespect all of the men and women in the military that are dying for your freedom?

[WGH]

Why would you disrespect all of the men and women in the military that are dying for your freedom?

Oh snap!

[chase]

Why would you disrespect all of the men and women in the military that are dying for your freedom?

The military was an implied exception. Any sane person does not want to live under a caliphate (BHO supporters are the obvious exception), so I, like every other sane person, am completely willing to pay taxes to support our troops. But that is ALL I want to pay for, not for some crack-head's welfare stamps.

[migopod]

The military was an implied exception. Any sane person does not want to live under a caliphate (BHO supporters are the obvious exception), so I, like every other sane person, am completely willing to pay taxes to support our troops. But that is ALL I want to pay for, not for some crack-head's welfare stamps.

What about civilian employees of the military, such as the position that Linda linked for you?

[lindajdunn]

What about civilian employees of the military, such as the position that Linda linked for you?

Indeed. Most of the 1102s that I know oversee military contractors, insuring that our troops have the equipment they need that meets specs, arrives on schedule, and works properly. Some of them even volunteer to serve overseas for months at a time.

This confirms it for me. Chase is a sock puppet. And a troll.

Back to averting my eyes whenever anyone quotes something he posted. [I've got his posts blocked.]

[WGH]

The military was an implied exception. Any sane person does not want to live under a caliphate (BHO supporters are the obvious exception), so I, like every other sane person, am completely willing to pay taxes to support our troops. But that is ALL I want to pay for, not for some crack-head's welfare stamps.

I wish I could just pay taxes to the part I agree with. Maybe we should have an order form attached to our tax returns so we can choose what to support.

[migopod]

....But that is ALL I want to pay for, not for some crack-head's welfare stamps.

Hey Inq. This is another fine example of racist dog whistling. Crackheads on welfare is code for providing government assistance to lazy, irresponsible black people.

[Fiat Slug]

The military was an implied exception. Any sane person does not want to live under a caliphate (BHO supporters are the obvious exception), so I, like every other sane person, am completely willing to pay taxes to support our troops. But that is ALL I want to pay for, not for some crack-head's welfare stamps.

Chase, I've heard you make references to your "tax dollars" and how they're being spent by the federal government on several occasions. How much taxes do you pay to the federal government? I don't want to pry but are we talking about 3 figures? 4 figures? 0 figure?

.

[Guided by Wire]

I wish I could just pay taxes to the part I agree with. Maybe we should have an order form attached to our tax returns so we can choose what to support.

There is one tiny instance where we get to do just that.

[Empty Wallet]

There is no way that I will ever work for the federal government. Taking the money of the unwilling is wrong.

I guess I have a question about attending the University of Texas at Austin. It seems to get about $340 million federal dollars.

Is this willing money?

[Inquartata]

The White House's 2011 budget proposal will "rebalance" the relationship between the government and its contractors through more oversight and insourcing, the Obama administration's top procurement policy official said last week.


Performing Happy Snoopy Dance.

YES!!!!

Meh, in the same way his administration eliminated the hiring of lobbyists, closed Gunatanamo, ended US troop involvement in Iraq, stopped the use of warrantless wiretaps, etc?

Don't hold your breath while you're dancing.

Hey Inq. This is another fine example of racist dog whistling. Crackheads on welfare is code for providing government assistance to lazy, irresponsible black people.

Why, exactly?

Are you saying that there are no whites, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, or other ethicities who use crack or receive welfare? Only blacks do these things?

RACIST!

[jeff]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics

Overt racism is harder to get away with than in the Good Old Days when everybody "knew their place". It has to be carefully coded now. Nudge-nudge, wink-wink.

"plausible deniability" - it's not just for the CIA anymore!

[migopod]

Why, exactly?

Are you saying that there are no whites, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, or other ethicities who use crack or receive welfare? Only blacks do these things?

RACIST!

See, it's not about truth. It's about appealing to stereotypes with a wink and then if they're called out on it they can say "What, that wasn't racist. White poor people can do crack too!"

Of course if they had meant white people they would have referred to "meth heads" on food stamps. To be more inclusive even it would have been "drug users".

The point is that crack use is associated in the popular consciousness as a black thing. Add in welfare and it's complete.