Time to cut the Federal minimum hourly rate by 70 cents a month till it gets to 0 or unemployment gets to 4%. Time to sit with each government worker (non-active military). We can’t afford you, “You can take 8% cut (-2% / qtr) or we will put your job on Monster.com at 25% lower salary. If no qualified person wants your job, then you can keep your salary, if a qualified person applies for your job at 75% pay, you are gone.