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Everyone should pay the same percentage for Social Security on ALL OF THEIR INCOME, not just up to a certain amount, and on ALL UNEARNED INCOME (the millionaires club members) should be taxed at a lower percentage to fund Social Security. Add means testing for eligibility for benefits.
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Require all Federal agencies to install motion sensing on lighting in offices so that energy is not wasted by employees who forget to turn the lights off or do not care about such things as saving money. Millions, probably a billion or two, could be saved annually if all Federal offices had minimal -- required by OSHA for safety / security -- lighting after hours and on weekends. Ask the President to look out the window ...more »
Require all Federal agencies to install motion sensing on lighting in offices so that energy is not wasted by employees who forget to turn the lights off or do not care about such things as saving money. Millions, probably a billion or two, could be saved annually if all Federal offices had minimal -- required by OSHA for safety / security -- lighting after hours and on weekends. Ask the President to look out the window of the White House or his vehicle when he's moving around DC any evening and he'll see hundreds of office lights on in Federal buildings and there is no one working.
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Institute a Travel Clearance Panel in each Federal agency and/or department -- composed of staff at various levels -- to review travel planned by all senior staff (career as well as political appointees), some of which seems to be unnecessary or unnecessarily expensive, to determine if there is a real official government business need (such as what will be accomplished or what value will be gained) for the travel of the ...more »
Institute a Travel Clearance Panel in each Federal agency and/or department -- composed of staff at various levels -- to review travel planned by all senior staff (career as well as political appointees), some of which seems to be unnecessary or unnecessarily expensive, to determine if there is a real official government business need (such as what will be accomplished or what value will be gained) for the travel of the individual senior staff member and/or the posse some tend to want to bring along, either to be a gopher or as a "reward" for all the work they do in their regular job. If Panel does not authorize the senior staff member's travel, they do not travel unless they are willing to personally fund the trip, whether it be for "training," "conference," "seminar" or other reasons -- overseas travel is especially questionable.
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Require agencies to provide timely responses to requests for previous investigations and/or clearances so that the employee's or contractor's new agency can grant a clearance via reciprocity does not have to wait to hire them or is required to initiate a new investigation.
