• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      A lot of the “cuts” were for programs that had already been funded… the money was already spent. Agreements and contracts were cancelled. Some of those surely had penalties involved. Some were for things they actually needed, and so they’ve had to renegotiate again with worse terms because the government just proved it can’t be trusted.

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      No, for the most part, those agencies are prohibited from paying overtime. A lot of what was supposed to happen was jobs being replaced by AI. That doesn’t mean the AI works or is effective. It just means it replaced.

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      They’re trying to prove the government doesn’t work by making the government not work.

      It’s what MAGA and progressives have in common.