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Doge is a failure that’s going to cost taxpayers more money in the long run. This is the study I referenced that found Doge will cost the gov $135 billion this year alone due to firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Doge is a failure that’s going to cost taxpayers more money in the long run. This is the study I referenced that found Doge will cost the gov $135 billion this year alone due to firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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They left because they couldn't take the instability and the limits on their ability to work, and they could see the writing on the wall. Now, Trump is closing many of these USGS Water Science Centers that are essential to the safety of our nation.
Trump officials gut 25 centers that monitor flooding and drought in the US
White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
They left because they couldn't take the instability and the limits on their ability to work, and they could see the writing on the wall. Now, Trump is closing many of these USGS Water Science Centers that are essential to the safety of our nation.