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Re:Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more by saagarjha on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @04:05PM (#23023534)
Note that often the ZIP code that is chosen is a result of senators pulling strings to get it awarded to their constituents, even for R&D–that's often new jobs.
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Re:Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more by notyourday on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @04:24PM (#23023791)
Mostly congressmen, not senators. And that's what earmarks are.
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