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37 sats \ 5 replies \ @Aardvark 18 Feb \ parent \ on: How Much of the Federal Workforce Has Been Cut and How Much More Will Be? Politics_And_Law
It's only been a month, let's just hope they stay aggressive with the cuts.
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42 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb
I'm sure this won't be the last attempt at dislodging bureaucrats. It was just the opening salvo.
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32 sats \ 3 replies \ @Aardvark 18 Feb
It's going to be an absolute slog. They're fighting tooth and nail at every corner. Of course the media has their tiny little rage boners at full mast.
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41 sats \ 2 replies \ @Cje95 OP 18 Feb
110% right now they have gone after all the jobs that either A dont fall under the unions or B do not have recourse that the established people have.
This first salvo is significant because of what it has accomplished in cutting out the easy to backfill positions but it will be much harder to eliminate more without the help of Congress. We are going to run into issues there because well if politicians vote to cut the jobs of the people they represent those people are not going to vote for them in 2026.
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19 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb
From a PR standpoint, I think the smartest path forward is to make cuts to the programs where the most malfeasance and corruption is.
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45 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 18 Feb
Yeah they havent done enough to programs in my opinion. They have taken out all the probationary people across the board but certain programs are bloated AF and need to be streamlined. You can justify firing 50-100 people if you free up say $50-100 mil
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