A political counter proposal
One local dairy should start planning for the future. When we move, they’re going to notice a drop in sales. I can’t keep up; despite purchasing eight litres at a time, milk remains the most requested “remember to buy more” item on the household list.
Our grocery budget is substantial. Somewhere beyond a mortgage payment, every month. If we can figure out how to scale back, we can afford the house of our dreams. Food for thought, in more than one sense.
The “technician proximity effect” that we joke about in our department works even by telephone. How many times has someone called in with a problem that goes away, just because one of us is on the other end of the line. Magical. Of course, it’s not the sound of the voice. It’s the words. Believe.
Day Two (too many) of the campaign, and one party has big plans for job cuts. In the civil service, of course. I have a counter proposal. Let’s cut some of the “representative” jobs. In the context where the leader is in control of everything (and that applies, no matter which level of governance), we could save a pile of cash by losing the talking heads. No more fancy office. No more limousine leases. No gold leaf on business cards (yes, they do exist). Maybe I should start my own party, and promise to run the whole show by myself. Since I have no intention of working twenty-five hours a day, there would be no choice but to have a reduction in the scale of things.
