New Public Debt jobs put on hold

So weird these government jobs...politicians making back room deals, jockeying for political position on these 450 jobs for their community and state. What ever happened to people figuring out something and making heir own job, or working for somebody who did...anyway...it sounds more like 450 people will be moving from PG county in maryland to pburg...if that is the case, it is probably a blessing in disguise these people are being delayed moving to pburg, if you know what PG county maryland is like.

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If you read between the lines,which you always have to do with quotes from politicians,it sounds like Parkersburg's current jobs are somewhat in danger of being lost,

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This announcement should absolutely infuriate anyone who reads it. I'm not just talking about the people in Parkersburg who were excited about the fact that there were 450 jobs headed their way, most of which would have been filled by the people living in or around Parkersburg because the majority of workers in PG county refuse to relocate here. I'm talking about every US citizen who pays taxes. The decision was made by the Treasury Department's Management to move these jobs for increased operational efficiency, lower cost of doing business, and increased synergies between the agencies being consolidated which results in better quality work being done cheaper. All of this would have resulted in less tax dollars being spent on a given output of production that is needed. Now, because we have a few politicians crying about the fact that they are losing jobs in their area we are going to drag the whole thing out by putting it on hold. This is why our country's finances are horrendous.

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After 5:30 p.m. Monday- Friday downtown Parkersburg is a ghost town.Without public debt downtown Parkersburg would a thing of the past.

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Another thing . . . turn this whole thing around and assume we were told 450 jobs were moving from Parkersburg to Maryland. Manchin, Rockefellar, McKinley, and every other politician that has anything to do with WV could have talked, pleaded, and begged until they were blue in the face, and it would have made no difference, I'm sure. This decision is insane and based on ZERO merit.

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Great example of how politicians look out for their own districts over the greater good of the country. The $$ savings of this consolidation will still be there, but will be more expensive now because of this delay. Nice job MD democrats!

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Grinandbearit is correct. The Bureau of Public Debt has already proposed to move the 1850 jobs from here back to Maryland. Moving the 450 people here was intended to be a way to block that from happening. It is a very real possibility that within the next five years all BPD functions here will be moved back to MD. With Senator Byrd gone and Rockefeller retiring we have lost our power to influence these decisions.

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The official press releases can be found at w w w dot donnaedwards dot house dot gov

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Things don't look good for the BPD. Hold on for the next big economical hit to the area.

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Geezer, where are you getting your information? That is completely false.

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Congresswoman Edwards is absolutely going to continue to be involved in this issue,” Ben Gerdes, spokesman for Edwards, “I can tell you that Congresswoman Edwards continues to fight to ensure that the interests of the 450 workers from Hyattsville are protected.”

The 450 positions moving to West Virginia would help to avert the relocation back to Maryland of an additional 1,850 Treasury jobs from the Bureau of Public Debt (BPD), a sub-agency already relocated there. Those jobs were in danger of being shifted back to Maryland after the department proposed a consolidation of the BPD and the FMS into one organization called the Fiscal Service. The consolidation could save the agency $96 million over the next five years.

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I suppose you can contact Mr. Gerdes for confirmation. I am merely quoting what the releases from Congresswoman Edwards' office state.

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Unfortunate. I think the only folks affected by this immediately are the realtors that have been pushing people to buy "before prices go up."

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I think you are way off base Geezer. From the information I have, that statement makes NO SENSE whatsoever.

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Over the years jobs have shifted to BPD in Parkersburg due to the lower operating costs. Maryland didn't all the sudden offer some substantial savigns the other way.

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'Savings' means nothing to Barack Obama. What he remembers is that in the primaries 43% of W.Va. democrats voted for Keith Judd, a Texas inmate, while Obama carried Prince Georges County with over 90% of the vote. It has nothing to do with 'making sense', it has everything to do with politics.

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@GoldnBlue: Just guessing, you're a GS-15, maybe on Step 10, right?

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Geezer - please tell us where you are getting your information. I have read the releases and see nothing about PBD moving to Maryland and there is no sub-agency already located there.

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Go to www dot afro dot com and do a search on the term 'fms'. This will bring up a link to the article in which Mr Gerdes makes the statements I quoted.

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Geezer, that article is basically saying that FMS and BPD are consolidating and instead of moving 1850 to MD, they are moving 450 to WV. I can't help it that you fail to read correctly.

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What people never understood is that Parkersburg was never going to get 450 new jobs nor was that ever the intention. Rather, the threat of relocating to WV from MD was/is simply that, knowing full and well that very few people would make the move. The result is the loss of full time jobs. That is and always has been the intention. No offense to WV or its residents, but look at the American Legislative Exchange Council website and you can see that WV is ranked dead last in the U.S. in education. Things like that matter to families. WV is also ranked second to last in income so low property values are the result of a poor economy, not an enticing perk. Over 16 million people visit D.C. every year. You pay a premium for a culture of diversity, world-renowned restaurants, Broadway plays, museums, recreation, top-ranked schools in the suburbs, and a plethora of jobs that attract some of the highest educated and skilled workforce in the country.

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. I love WV and it is right for me and my family. However, I am not blind to the advantages of a thriving big city like D.C. Instead of insulting those who do not want to uproot their lives to a relatively desolate part of the country, try to wrap your head around the fact they would use the power of the people to pressure their elected officials to preserve that quality of life.

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well said, iheartwva

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Yeah, that's all we need is more arrogant Federal Government workers living in the area. Maryland can keep them, we already have enough thank you.

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If they are so much smarter than us in Maryland, maybe the representatives should get the name right. It is not Federal Management Services - it is Financial Management Services. Even arrogant federal government workers living in this area know that.

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