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Revise this lame website such that we more can more readily browse the topics and use a variety of query methods. For example, use a semantic engine to automatically create or suggest tags. Make a more visual clustering of the ideas and tags. For example, make the size of tags in proportion to their popularity.
9 votes
Home mortgage interest should not be a tax deduction.
10 votes
The maintenance of government automobile and airplane fleets constitutes a wasteful expense; they should be eliminated. Employees can always get reimbursed for mileage if they need to use public transportation or their privately owned vehicle for official travel. Vehicle fleets are not an effective use of taxpayer dollars.
10 votes
I often hear about a supposed government-wide need for more technically trained and educated personnel. However, I suspect the real problem is a pervasive lack of skill within our human resources departments in assessing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of prospective employees. For example, I have applied for innumerable positions as an government engineer; in spite of indicating that I am a licensed Professional ...more »
I often hear about a supposed government-wide need for more technically trained and educated personnel. However, I suspect the real problem is a pervasive lack of skill within our human resources departments in assessing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of prospective employees. For example, I have applied for innumerable positions as an government engineer; in spite of indicating that I am a licensed Professional Engineer I was always told that I failed to meet basic requirements! Our human resources departments simply need to become competent in recognizing individuals with technical knowledge, skills, and abilities.
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