http://washingtonindependent.com/45818/issa-vs-parents National News in Context Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:33:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/45818/issa-vs-parents/comment-page-1#comment-35234 Wiz Kid Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:55:06 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=45818#comment-35234 Now, I am NOT a rocket scientist, but it occurs to me that providing leave to employees does reduce the number of man days available for the same monetary output of tax dollars. In short, the government must budget for an increase in man days equivalent to the number of leave days provided in order to accomplish the same quantity of work. This would involve hiring temporary workers, paying overtime to other workers, or extending the time-frame required to complete projects. All of these represent a real increase in net costs. So Mr. Columnist, maybe when you go about calling someone's claim disingenous, in the future, you might ask someone that knows their way around an economic text book for some advice. Now, I am NOT a rocket scientist, but it occurs to me that providing leave to employees does reduce the number of man days available for the same monetary output of tax dollars. In short, the government must budget for an increase in man days equivalent to the number of leave days provided in order to accomplish the same quantity of work. This would involve hiring temporary workers, paying overtime to other workers, or extending the time-frame required to complete projects. All of these represent a real increase in net costs. So Mr. Columnist, maybe when you go about calling someone's claim disingenous, in the future, you might ask someone that knows their way around an economic text book for some advice.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/45818/issa-vs-parents/comment-page-1#comment-33945 Wiz Kid Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:55:06 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=45818#comment-33945 Now, I am NOT a rocket scientist, but it occurs to me that providing leave to employees does reduce the number of man days available for the same monetary output of tax dollars. In short, the government must budget for an increase in man days equivalent to the number of leave days provided in order to accomplish the same quantity of work. This would involve hiring temporary workers, paying overtime to other workers, or extending the time-frame required to complete projects. All of these represent a real increase in net costs. So Mr. Columnist, maybe when you go about calling someone's claim disingenous, in the future, you might ask someone that knows their way around an economic text book for some advice. Now, I am NOT a rocket scientist, but it occurs to me that providing leave to employees does reduce the number of man days available for the same monetary output of tax dollars. In short, the government must budget for an increase in man days equivalent to the number of leave days provided in order to accomplish the same quantity of work. This would involve hiring temporary workers, paying overtime to other workers, or extending the time-frame required to complete projects. All of these represent a real increase in net costs. So Mr. Columnist, maybe when you go about calling someone's claim disingenous, in the future, you might ask someone that knows their way around an economic text book for some advice.

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