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Re:A Letter to the American People by betaby on Saturday March 01, 2025 @05:47PM (#43224685)
> It's the age old privatization "starve the beast" trick > 1. Defund and cripple gov. services

Probably? Government jobs pay below market and was like that way before the current president and the company.

> 3. Hand out contracts to your buddies.

I mean, Microsoft is getting about 15B from US government alone. Is Microsoft 'buddies'?

I agree in general that those tricks are old. The only difference I see today that they are done is less elegant way.

Re:A Letter to the American People by budududuroiu on Saturday March 01, 2025 @06:27PM (#43225171)
> Is Microsoft ‘buddies’?

Yes?