Russia to Lay Off 200,000 Federal Employees, Cuba to Lay Off 1,000,000 Federal Employees, Obama Hires 25,000 More Federal Employees

Even the commies get it.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced today that he would reduce the number of federal employees by 20% or roughly 200,000 in the next two years.
RIA Novosti reported, via Drudge:

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Monday a decree reducing the number of federal officials by 20% until 2013, the Kremlin press service said.

According to the decree, the number of federal officials is to be reduced by 5% in 2011 and 2012 and then by 10% in 2013.

The number of federal officials in Russia almost doubled in the past five years from around 600,000 in 2005 to over 1.1 million in 2010.

The decree follows the instruction made by Medvedev in June. The measure could save up to 40 billion rubles ($1.3 billion) out of the Russian federal budget.

Cuba also recently announced that the government would lay off nearly one million federal employees. In the country’s most significant reforms since Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel in 2008, the country is laying off 500,000 workers by April and is expected to cut another 500,000 to 800,000 in three years.

Meanwhile, the Obama Administration continues to expand government.
At least 25,000 federal employees were hired since Obama moved into the White House.

That’s pretty sad… When communist Cuba and Russia are more reformist than our far left president.

#1 January 3, 2011 at 10:53 am
Noah commented:

Meanwhile, the Obama Administration continues to expand government.
At least 25,000 federal employees were hired since Obama moved into the White House.

All of them to work for the IRS and Death Panels for obamacare.
#2 January 3, 2011 at 10:55 am
jorgen commented:

The difference is that Russia and Cuba have run out of other people’s money, while Obama still haven’t bankrupted USA completely yet.
#3 January 3, 2011 at 11:08 am
Patman commented:

Shovel ready.
#4 January 3, 2011 at 11:09 am
LibertyAtStake commented:

Geez, the next thing you know, Russia’s elections won’t be rigged, and …. well, Lights Out Harry Reid knows the rest.

http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com
“Because the Only Good Progressive is a Failed Progressive”
#5 January 3, 2011 at 11:14 am
bigkahuna commented:

All 25,000 new Obama employees (shovel ready jobs).. are busy digging the hole deeper.

Others are moving the dirt around and and being paid union wages, pensions and benefits to do so…..Sales of govt Shovels have increased 3000%

He figures if he gets to China it will be faster to get the borrowed money here .

Then when we cant pay it back China has a shorter route to get here to take over possession of its newest purchase.
#6 January 3, 2011 at 11:21 am
Henry Hawkins commented:

Well, I think we should extend US unemployment insurance to cover these poor 1.3 million proletarian brothers of ours.
#7 January 3, 2011 at 11:30 am
pete t commented:

Wouldnt you folks then complain its obamas fault the unemployment rate went up? ODS
#8 January 3, 2011 at 11:35 am
RedBeard commented:

Yes, Pete.

Now say something sensible.
#9 January 3, 2011 at 11:47 am
arnonerik commented:

Russia and Cuba have a different agenda than Obama. No! Actually it’s the same agenda which is to bring the USA to it’s knees economically.
#10 January 3, 2011 at 11:48 am
Paul Ben commented:

The purpose of the SOBama presidency is to bring America down to her knees and equate her with the Third World countries.

Why? Because according to the twisted mindset of SOBama and his masters, America is the cause of the world’s miseries and the “American Empire” has usurped the poor nations and exploited their natural wealth, “that’s why they are poor.”

If you look at it this way, if you put this idea in context, all this administration’s words and actions will make sense to you.

In other words, it’s “Redistribution of Wealth,” not mainly among the American people but FROM America TO the World, especially to those who are “economically colonized and exploited by America.”
#11 January 3, 2011 at 11:49 am
bigkahuna commented:

Pete No since they would not be being paid Govt wages and pensions and beefits and at worst getting unemployment which is a fraction of their salary we still cut spending and then sooner or later the sponges decide to get a job in the PRIVATE SECTOR.

Thanks for playing Lets ridicule a libtard ! Do not pass go Do Not collect $200
#12 January 3, 2011 at 12:09 pm
gus commented:

Yes Peepee, you pathetic poosie. We could make the unemployment rate ZERO if we hired millions of federal workers.
#13 January 3, 2011 at 12:14 pm
dwd commented:

If the government owned every industry and business, and every single person was a unionized goverment employee, the country would be perfect. Well, Barry can dream…
#14 January 3, 2011 at 12:22 pm
StrangernFiction commented:

FO
#15 January 3, 2011 at 1:24 pm
ReaganRepublican commented:

Remember Federal Employees include DOD
#16 January 3, 2011 at 1:28 pm
squeaky commented:

25,000 federal jobs that depend on a tax paying public.
http://mises.org/daily/3058
#17 January 3, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Facts are facts commented:

Ha ha ha! The Feds have laid off plenty of workers through attrition and early retirement.

When J-Ho realizes this he’ll run a headline that says: “Figures. Obama follows Russia and Cuba in job destruction program.”

And the howler monkeys will shriek in delight.

(Cue b.g. …)
#18 January 3, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Bruce Cunningham commented:

Friggen Scary I tell ya, Russia and Cuba are about to unleash a bunch of free market Capitilists!
#19 January 3, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Byzantine Bob commented:

Cut the State Dept., NSA, and tedious so-called national security apparatus, first.
#20 January 3, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Les Nessman commented:

“Even the commies get it.”

Well, 2 out of 3 commies get it. Ours doesn’t.
#21 January 3, 2011 at 2:52 pm
Les Nessman commented:

Or else he DOES get it and he’s trying to Cloward-Piven this biatch into the ground.

50/50 chance that’s it.
#22 January 3, 2011 at 3:11 pm
donabernathy commented:

“#7 January 3, 2011 at 11:30 am
pete t commented:

Wouldnt you folks then complain its obamas fault the unemployment rate went up? ODS”

Hey Petie…..when you pick up your Block of GunRmint cheese do you consider yourself a dairy farmer? Or are you still try’n to make Cheetos out of it in your mommies basement?

roflmao
#23 January 3, 2011 at 3:17 pm
ar05075 commented:

What in the hell would a million federal employees have to do in Cuba?

Is ‘lil peety one of them?
#25 January 3, 2011 at 5:16 pm
tommy mc donnell commented:

the left hates the united states because it stopped the world wide takeover by communism. that is why they are trying to destroy it from within now. without a strong united states there is nothing to stop the communists from taking over this time.
#26 January 3, 2011 at 6:26 pm
chuck in st paul commented:

Geez, I know the first Wookie has a large personal staff but this is getting out of hand!
#27 January 3, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Henry Hawkins commented:

How odd to see lay-offs in the Worker’s Paradise.
#28 January 3, 2011 at 9:36 pm
AuntieMadder commented:

Geez. I just hope Ohblowme’s not signed some special immigration executive order to bring in 25,000 newly unemployed China and Cuba to fill some upcoming job openings in the federal government.