I can sympathize with Jeff's excitement about the layoff of 20,000 HHS employees. But most of those employees are low-level staff that had nothing to do with the decisions to wear masks, shut down schools, forbid visits to your dying parents and cancel you for saying COVID-19 was a lab leak. The people at the top made those decisions, and so far they have got away scot-free.
I can sympathize with Jeff's excitement about the layoff of 20,000 HHS employees. But most of those employees are low-level staff that had nothing to do with the decisions to wear masks, shut down schools, forbid visits to your dying parents and cancel you for saying COVID-19 was a lab leak. The people at the top made those decisions, and so far they have got away scot-free.
Here in Central MD the sky is falling, according to local news. Employees at NIH, FDA, Johns Hopkins are in panic mode. They are realizing that MAHA does not include making their personal net worths’ healthier.
I’m sure everyone is complicit, but the one’s who weren’t will just have to find private sector jobs. Shrinking the government in a meaningful way will always involve some innocent hard working people. But I would love to ask those people, “did you really think this government largesse that you are employed by was sustainable?”
I would love to see those at the very top see consequences too, but will take any government cutting we can accomplish.
I would also add… the more people employed by the federal government, the more powerful those at the top are. So, in a way, firing the lower level staff is 100% necessary, and of course most firings will be lower levels because that’s the bulk of government employees. The evil ones at the top will be punished by stripping the amount of power they have… and hopefully more true punishment will occur.
I can sympathize with Jeff's excitement about the layoff of 20,000 HHS employees. But most of those employees are low-level staff that had nothing to do with the decisions to wear masks, shut down schools, forbid visits to your dying parents and cancel you for saying COVID-19 was a lab leak. The people at the top made those decisions, and so far they have got away scot-free.
Here in Central MD the sky is falling, according to local news. Employees at NIH, FDA, Johns Hopkins are in panic mode. They are realizing that MAHA does not include making their personal net worths’ healthier.
I hope they are so panicked they soil their panties. What they have done to people is a most egregious sin.
Yes, I keep getting hysterical emails from our county executive (AA Co.).
I’m sure everyone is complicit, but the one’s who weren’t will just have to find private sector jobs. Shrinking the government in a meaningful way will always involve some innocent hard working people. But I would love to ask those people, “did you really think this government largesse that you are employed by was sustainable?”
I would love to see those at the very top see consequences too, but will take any government cutting we can accomplish.
I would also add… the more people employed by the federal government, the more powerful those at the top are. So, in a way, firing the lower level staff is 100% necessary, and of course most firings will be lower levels because that’s the bulk of government employees. The evil ones at the top will be punished by stripping the amount of power they have… and hopefully more true punishment will occur.
Also, I’m sure there is a lawsuit on the way to “block” the firings….
I agree it’s a sad and harsh situation. I’m not sure we can continue to pay these folks. I do hope the people at the top pay for their participation.
We do not know that for sure. We do not have a list of who is going.