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> DC has the highest per capita income of anywhere in the US This isn't from the Federal workers; it's from people working in contracting for the Feds or other similar roles.
Googling average Federal worker income in DC, every number I came up with was the above the average for DC, and DC is higher than every other state/territory. I find nothing supporting your assertion but plenty opposing it. Feds are not only pulling it up, but the biggest group of people doing so.
Now, talking to a barista in DC and the solution is 4-5 roommates. Not unfamiliar to those in the bay area, but less upside.
> Are there any other benefits? > Additional benefits include professional development opportunities, networking with government and industry leaders, and a pathway to continued public service or private sector careers. Given the lack of mention of any benefits prior to this, it sure sounds like "you'll get lots of exposure!" edit: not sure if they just added it, or if I just missed it, but there is an FAQ entry on c…
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That’s the life of a civil servant though By function a GS will ALWAYS be subordinate to a political appointee and there’s nothing they can do about it I posted elsewhere that I left a govt career as a military officer precicely because of this reality. It’s like a old boring joke now that politicians are corrupt and worthless. I will tell you from the inside that not only is it true but it’s 10 times to 100 times wo…
Somehow this country has managed to do big and bold things when it is needed. Those great systems that were dismantled got built at one point so it is theoretically possible to do good. Furthermore other countries seem to do a better job at serving their citizens so its not like effective government is impossible((look at how the EU at least gets some things that benefit their citizens even though most of it is a mes…
The only way to make people act is to create a situation they can’t avoid
Building tech for a bunch of kleptocrats and fascists. If I saw this on someone's resumé I'd immediately refuse or dissolve any involvement with them.
That's a nice idea, so nice in fact that it already existed as 18F until they closed it under the guise of efficiency earlier this year and are now starting over.
And USDS, which was specifically 2 year terms just like this, for actual experienced engineers at the top of GS15 pay. They destroyed USDS to pretend to reinvent it but with new worse humans.
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> This is President Trump going bigger than President Nixon. You don't say...
I wonder if there are living people who don't interpret it as a sign of something __REALLY__ weird going on here. I view Trump as a clinical case of narcissism, bad upbringing, screwed-up mentors, but too late for treatment anyways. But man, the crowd that lick his boots in public for a position or some coins... They should be shunned for life. This level of sycophancy would destroy one's reputation for ever in my cu…
You have to understand that most Americans do not approve of what's going on here. But, most people go with the flow, and are waiting for all of this to blow over and go "back to normal" next election. We'll see if it ever does, it probably won't. We took the whole thing for granted, big time.
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I've had two such chats with Trump supporters, and one said in great detail that this statement is true. He acknowledged that Trump has done a number of ethically and legally problematic things, and that supporting Trump means enabling this, but feels that he has to accept that necessary evil in order to achieve his policy goals on various issues. (The other flatly denied that Trump has ever done anything wrong and r…
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A gov-backed retirement plan actually is nice. You don’t have to worry about losing your Chrysler pension because they went out of business.
Amusingly, there's actually a government agency that takes over pension plans from failed companies. PBGC.
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Flippant again. Nice.
If you have something to say, I think you should say it. This is vacuous. I understand why it's unpopular to relate the fact that applications for serious surveillance/espionage CNE work at NSA are competitive, and that the USG is very open about soliciting those applications. It remains a fact. Feel free to challenge me on that; we can go deeper. What I'm not going to do is write you an apology for confronting you w…
And I'm not challenging you on that, at all. I actually believe you are correct because you typically provide very thoughtful answers from a position of authority and usually bring evidence to back your assertions. In this case, you're not. Your comments are childish and makes your position way less believable and hence why I'm pushing you.
> It remains a fact.
Just because you say it's a fact doesn't mean it is. The fact that you've done nothing but say "I know its a fact so therefore it is" doesn't help your position either.
> What I'm not going to do is write you an apology for confronting you with that information.
Yeesh. Chill out. I never asked for an apology. Your discourse is belittling and unproductive.