Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	State Dept RIFs a Joke...Reaction is Worse
Date:	7/13/2025 12:20:59 PM

If you've been watching to govt media and Dems over the 1,300 layoffs at the State Dept you would think it is the end of the world.  There needs to be 13,000 cuts, not 1,300.  Ponder the numbers below and tell me if you could give two sh!ts about these people losing their jobs or the insanely idiotic reaction to it.

# of State Dept Employees by Year

2007 - 57,430

2015 - 72,895

2024 - 80,214

So since 2007 the State Department grew by almost 23,000 employees (40% in 17 years) but these 1,300 cuts are the end of the world. What a complete joke.  If they cut it 13,000 it would still be more employees than they need.  I give zero credit to Rubio for these cuts.  They are the literal tip of the iceberg of what really needs to happen.