Buyouts for Feds?

[Anonymous]

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/trump-federal-workers-quit-severance

[Anonymous]

Crazy. I bet they get a lot of takers

[Anonymous]

I saw that too. Has anyone actually received an offer?

I hate these people, but they did do this in a smart way, first making it clear how miserable it's gonna be to stay, then this.

[Anonymous]

If I had just a few more years of federal service I would jump at that offer.

[Anonymous]

That's nice if you have enough years of federal service and / or can afford to retire before you are 70.

[Anonymous]

I would love to see any journalist push back on that BS 6% number.

[Anonymous]

If that article is true, then you have to decide by next Thursday.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get it, why does he want to get rid of EVERYONE? How will the government function at all to “Make America Great Again”?

[Anonymous]

Is the maximum payment really $25k?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it, why does he want to get rid of EVERYONE? How will the government function at all to “Make America Great Again”?

So he can say he reduced the payroll and use it as an excuse for his tax cut.

[Anonymous]

He won’t actually pay. Where do the funds come from?

[Anonymous]

Is there even funding appropriated for that or is that an allowable use of funding for salaries? I get that Trump may do it anyway, but would it hold muster in court?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He won’t actually pay. Where do the funds come from?

He has a history of not paying workers, but he’s hired after they’ve done the work so yeah I wouldn’t trust it either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there even funding appropriated for that or is that an allowable use of funding for salaries? I get that Trump may do it anyway, but would it hold muster in court?

No

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't the normal severance package be much better for long-term employees anyway?

One week of pay for the first ten years, two weeks for each year after that. Times 2.5% for every three months over the age of 40.