Cutting Federal jobs makes perfect sense if you want to prove government can\u2019t get anything done. Starve the beast. Doesn\u2019t do much for employment figures.<\/p>\n
Heather Huhman: 7 Ways Our Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle Unemployment<\/a> <\/p>\n Reduce the federal workforce (Romney).<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Heather Huhman: 7 Ways Our Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle Unemployment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cutting Federal jobs makes perfect sense if you want to prove government can\u2019t get anything done. Starve the beast. Doesn\u2019t 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 … Continue reading Romney will cut Federal jobs<\/span> \n