Musk, Ramaswamy lay out plans for ‘mass’ federal layoffs
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The DMV's future certainly looks bleak. In particular, DC is headed for economic armageddon and a massive crime wave if thousands of law-abiding, tax-paying federal workers are pushed out...
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5000448-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-government-efficiency/ |
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| The federal government’s budget is 22.7% of the GPD of the US. This will not impact anything! |
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| What are these “regulations” he keeps touting? Is Elon personally going to be handing out the pink slips? |
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um, you think laid-off fed workers will turn to a life of crime? OMG 
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This is how the Republican start negotiations. I am sure the Dems will give counter proposals where they offer up more cuts to programs the democrats base cares about. Though aid to Israel will be increased. |
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It keeps the rubes distracted while the masters line their pockets. |
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SEC, OSHA, EPA, copyright laws, etc |
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| It will be fine. There are a lot more employers in the DMV than the federal government. Property values might stagnate a little but that’s not bad. |
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No; I think that in light of mass layoffs it will be easier to get away with crime. Downtown will be comparatively deserted and there will be fewer eyes on the streets. When all the normal people are sent packing, who is left? The crazies. |
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We need to cut the federal workforce to get wild inflation under control. This is why. The unfunded pensions alone will bankrupt the Millennial generation even more than it already has. |
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Believe it or not, federal employees, the local economy does not depend exclusively on you. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. I love the idea about sending the Treasury Department to Missouri. |
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| The trump administration is filled with showboats. They will do a hiring freeze, buyout, and RTO, but I don’t think there will be mass layoffs. Maybe a few hated agencies might get sent out of area. |
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The newer feds pay way more into the pension than the old employees did. Start making the old ones retire. |
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It's like chicken little is in a constant rage around here. |
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That is a best case scenario for federal workers at this point. For a more likely scenario, see how twitter staffing was reduced by 80% through a mix of attrition and a few rounds of layoffs over about a year. |