Cutting Federal jobs makes perfect sense if you want to prove government can’t get anything done. Starve the beast. Doesn’t do much for employment figures.

Heather Huhman: 7 Ways Our Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle Unemployment

Reduce the federal workforce (Romney). As part of Romney’s fiscal policy, he plans to cut the overall size of the federal workforce by 10 percent. Romney posits that, although the private sector has been steadily losing jobs, the federal workforce has grown by 6.9 percent. The thought is to put federal resources where they should be most effectively used. Does this mean widespread federal layoffs? Romney’s plan does not highlight the details. To contrast, Obama plans to add nearly 15,000 jobs to the federal workforce if elected.

Heather Huhman: 7 Ways Our Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle Unemployment