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  *REALLY* Focus on Helping Boost the Middle Class

  Put more focus into middle class Americans. I feel that the middle class is the backbone of the USA and we're getting beat down financially. Help us so we can contuinue to help others with all the taxes we pay. Otherwise, I'm afraid that soon, there will be NO middle class. Once there is a strong middle class again, the economy will get better. By the way, I've been here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/StrongMiddleClass/ ...more »

  Put more focus into middle class Americans. I feel that the middle class is the backbone of the USA and we're getting beat down financially. Help us so we can contuinue to help others with all the taxes we pay. Otherwise, I'm afraid that soon, there will be NO middle class. Once there is a strong middle class again, the economy will get better.

  By the way, I've been here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/StrongMiddleClass/ . I've put my two cents in. But I don't see anything coming from that that would protect the middle class from extinction ~ as it is heading now.

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  Use Wipeboard Paint in Training Rooms Instead of Using Papers

  If the walls in traing and conference rooms were painted with Wipeboard paint, the need for easels, easel paper, wipeboards (of all sizes), and the like, would be drastically diminished.

  http://www.ideapaint.com/work/products/

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  Do Not Issue Higher-Quality Furniture to Higher-Graded Staff

  Many higher-graded (and SES, etc.) staff get higher-quality furniture. I suggest that the furniture stay the same general quality (no mahogany bookshelves, etc.) throughout the government and its employees.

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  Move/Rent Space in Cheaper Locations like Manassas, VA

  Why pay such high rent on space when there's ample space with lower rent, and no pay-to-park facilities close by major cities. For example, Manassas VA instead of Crystal City VA, Falls Church VA, Washington DC, or Baltimore MD?

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  Stop Using Fax Machines, Instead Have Desktop Scanners...

  Place desktop scanners at each desk. Papers can be scanned and emailed to other personnel/sources. Storage of paper can be eliminated by scanning them and saving them on the computer.

  http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/laws/paperwork-reduction/

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  Create Permenant 100% Work-at-Home Positions

  Why do people need to take up government space for mostly computer-based jobs? There are many positions where the employee works on their computer all day. They can do that at home, using their resources.

  There would be less transferring of personally identifiable information, less traffic, and more production.

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  Allow Full Time Career Employees to Switch to Part Time

  This can be on a temporary basis, and may not necessarily involve a loss of many hours. In fact, just an hour or two each day may help the government save money while giving the employee flexibility.

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