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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by retinaros on Monday February 17, 2025 @06:43AM (#43077848)
You remove the workers not to save on salary but to save on budget you will allocate to a department. Its like any company. The smaller the dept the smaller the budget and influence.
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Re:Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nucle... by scarface_74 on Monday February 17, 2025 @07:10AM (#43078065)
The math still doesn’t add up.

https://www.federalbudgetinpictures.com/where-does-all-the-m...

If you got rid of every department that DOGE is targeting completely, you still only save 8%

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