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Trump gets elected prez. What happens if thousands of government employees resign on the day he is sworn in?

The idea comes from an Answermug friend who answered a question of mine which was "what would you like a president Trump to do FIRST THING" My friend said to fire all the generals, etc. because Trump already knows more than they do. Then he said unless the generals resign which is what they should do. So I got to thinking what happens if everyone in government who is anti-Trump bails?

Posted - October 23, 2016
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  • 2758
    He will have successfully trimmed the federal budget on the first day!

    As far as I'm concerned that would be a mark in his favor inasmuch as, if I were he, I'd shrink its size by sixty percent in the first year of my term! Executive orders here we come!  DEA? Gone!  EPA?  Gone! HUD? Gone! DHS? Gone! BATFE?  Gone!

    And then I'd get nasty.

    This post was edited by Transquesta at October 23, 2016 10:39 AM MDT
      October 23, 2016 3:32 AM MDT
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  • 3907
    Hello T:

    DEA gone???  What you been smokin???  Trump is a law and order drug warrior.. 

    excon
      October 23, 2016 6:11 AM MDT
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  • 2758
    Read what I said again, please, and thanks for being civil. :-)
      October 23, 2016 1:45 PM MDT
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  • 6988
    Well now, if he 'retires' all those generals, it wouldn't make much difference since high ranking officers get a nice retirement pay, and he would still have a huge deficit to deal with. 
      October 23, 2016 5:53 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your reply bh and Happy  Monday! :)
      October 24, 2016 2:51 AM MDT
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  • HA HA HA! Those people won't give up those sweet jobs and pensions. They start counting down to retirement on the first day of the job.
      October 23, 2016 6:19 AM MDT
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  • 17398
    Perfect.  Cut out the make work and eliminate all the dead weight and half of them could do the job.  Taxpayers win.
      October 23, 2016 2:29 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    Not really a win for taxpayers.  Many of those people wouldn't be able to find jobs which means unemployment and/or welfare.  I'm not saying that the bureaucracy shouldn't be trimmed, but you can be sure that these people will not be resigning. 
      October 23, 2016 8:10 PM MDT
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  • 17398
    Taxpayers would win.  People who quit a good job because of who wins an election.............well, deserve what happens when one quits a good job without a plan.  Workers are workers and have no property interest in a job. 
      October 23, 2016 11:58 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    I'd have to imagine before quitting a job, one has a plan most of the time.  I just don't see that many government employees giving up the pay and benefits because of who may be in office for the next 4 years.
      October 24, 2016 8:12 AM MDT
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  • 17398
    None of that was the question.  This was a what-if question, Spunky.  If you want to add more what-ifs it might be good to post another question.  This one was a simple what if.  My answer was a simple answer to that.  :)

    I know people have a hard time staying on topic.  But, I try to....sometimes I fail.  :)
      October 24, 2016 10:55 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    I'm sorry.  I didn't realize that having a DISCUSSION wasn't permitted. 
      October 24, 2016 11:10 AM MDT
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  • 17398
    Don't act like a child.  It's not becoming on people our age.  :)
      October 24, 2016 11:12 AM MDT
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  • 19942
    Save your lecture for someone who actually cares what you think.  Why don't we just stay away from each other. This post was edited by SpunkySenior at October 25, 2016 3:02 PM MDT
      October 24, 2016 11:29 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Moot.  Not getting elected.  Next topic.
      October 23, 2016 2:30 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    not sure what will happen, guess we'll find out
      October 23, 2016 7:34 PM MDT
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  • 113301
     Thank you for your reply pearl and Happy Monday.
      October 24, 2016 2:51 AM MDT
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  • 3375
    I seriously doubt anyone is going to give up their government job and benefits if the candidate they aren't voting for, gets in.
      October 24, 2016 11:09 AM MDT
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  • 2500
    It's going to take a lot more than that to knock all the dead wood off the tree of government. Besides, they'll all wait to see if there's a buy-out package offered. It would be a good start though.
      October 24, 2016 1:03 PM MDT
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