What People Who Work for the Federal Government Do- a very short list
- Barrie Friedland
- Mar 11
- 3 min read
In no particular order and forgive all the many omissions.
Golf all day. Oh wait. No.
Here we go:
Tests our water to assess the levels of poisons, lead, plastic and fecal matter.
Navigates planes in the sky to prevent them from crashing into each other.
Manages national parks.
Combats bird flu and other diseases affecting animals and wildlife.
Determines the safety and efficacy of new medications.
Creates vaccines-yes- together with other remedies to fight diseases.
Responds to natural disasters.
Oversees Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid payments.
Finds solutions to a wide range of perils ranging from epidemics to terrorism.
Enhances public education.
Protects the Capitol from any say insurrections.
Analyzes weather conditions and provides predicative forecasts. Just in case a storm of the century occurs several times in a year.
Keeps track of the country's growing population.
Fights species extinction.
Maintains federal highways and infrastructure.
Space exploration- yes that should be under the purview of the government.
Tests vehicles and institutes recalls. Sorry Elon.
Collects tariffs. That is very important to someone.
Works to insure safeguarding radioactive materials.
Until now securing money back for people who were defrauded by financial institutions. And protection from money predators.
Issues passports.
Until now regulates poisonous gases including methane. If you think that's not important, try running your car in a closed garage.
Federal firefighters to augment others.
Implements plans to help the economy and fight inflation.
Assists and provides loans to small businesses.
Until now (limply) negotiates drug pricing.
Issues and protects patents.
Provides a pathway to citizenship like your ancestors enjoyed.
A federal judiciary system.
Delivers the mail for a couple of dimes and pennies. If only Tesla had the reliability of the post office.
Studies autism, alzheimers and other mysteries.
Oversees the currency. Not crypto.
Helps local communities plan where to build schools, hospitals and needed services.
Provides loans and disaster relief to farmers.
Recalls dangerous food products. Hello listeria
Takes care- somewhat- of our military veterans
Protects investors- uh oh. This is a problem for the current administration
Oversee elections- uh oh again. See above.
Tries to educate and protect from drugs and addiction. Even ketamine.
For the moment, Headstart programs. Check back in a week.
National School Lunch Program.
Removes counterfeit money- but not crypto.
Until recently, protects our friends and neighbors with disabilities.
Strengthens national defense.
Until recently, protects our allies.
Until recently, enforces trade deals.
Guards high ranking elected officials.
Until recently provided enforcement for vaccines. Hello polio.
Oversees the military. Now, only when sober.
Inspects bridges and tunnels. But that is countermanded when the GOP reduces or opposes infrastructure legislation.
Onward without commentary
Removes harmful pesticides.
Searches for missing or kidnapped children.
Sets highway and vehicle safety standards.
Rescues people stranded at sea.
In addition to ElHi, provides adult education.
Promotes worker safety.
If the stated objectives are not being fully realized, fight for that. Not the elimination of vital services.
This is a very partial roster of all that the federal government does. Who are federal workers? Possibly us, and countless friends, relatives and neighbors.
American citizens who Russell Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, wants them to wake up every morning traumatized.
Federal workers are not monolithic. There are countless necessary duties being executed by dedicated people. There is no free lunch.
Taxes are needed to support the government. People need to pay in ratio to their earnings and wealth. As well as corporations.
And this is a government of/by and for the people, not an ATM for the very very rich.
To appoint people to head departments when their mission is to destroy that agency is like hiring pedophiles to work in a daycare center.
Fight Back. First they came for the federal employees and I....
Don't Shop on Tuesday to augment your resistance.
Is there any fraud or mismanagement? It would be impossible for that not to occur.
Is the answer to chainsaw off massive numbers of people. Of course not.
Can the deficit be reduced? Easily. Stop supporting very profitable businesses or bailing out criminal activity and/or massive incompetence.
Not only no new tax breaks for the richest among us, but higher - even slightly- tax rates for the wealthy. And make corporations pay taxes. Penalize any offshore subterfuge..
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