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January 29, 2025

THIS SEEMS MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE A “BURN IT ALL DOWN” RESPONSE THAN SYMPATHY:

C’mon, guys, this is just playing into Trump’s hands. “My employer, the Federal government, can’t mass email me until there has been a systematic bureaucratic review of how much information the Federal government, which employs me, will need to send the emails” is not a valid… https://t.co/Rf2l7XZAVB

— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) January 29, 2025

Interesting poll.

Downsizing government is the most popular issue by far! pic.twitter.com/8WqYNYE2aB

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2025

UPDATE:

The 8 month severance package is the first of several probable moves to reduce the size of govt. The reality that drives it is the bare fact that govt is running out of money to keep paying a bloated bureaucracy indefinitely but it can pay them for 8 months more.

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 29, 2025

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