Subj : US tariff retaliation
To   : MRO
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Fri Mar 14 2025 09:17:00

> Regarding firing vets, they can get another job though their jobsite.  its
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> easy to pickup jobs.  most of these firings are probational employees which
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> new hires or transfers.  they were probably in a position that was not
eeded.
> They can get on their job site and get a better job most likely.

Incorrect.  Probational employees also include those who were recently
promoted, you know because they were doing a good job.  This is a good
example of what happens when you turn a bunch of dumbassess loose in a
system where they can CTRL-F a word and then just slice a bunch of people
out.

> Hey shit happens. if you are in a job where it's not important,  you get
> downsized.  that's progress.  do you just want them sitting in there doing
> nothing? that's what a lot of them do.

Now that they are being forced to hire them all back, with backpay, you
must also realize that, for the ones who really were not doing their job it
is going to be more difficult to get rid of them.  They now have
evidence that they were "targeted previously for no reason" so going after
them again is going to be a lot tougher.

>  > If they wanted to *save* money, they'd have to start with forensic
>  > accountants, certified fraud experts, and subject matter experts.  That
>  > DOGE to be properly reporting what they are up to anymore than I would
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>  > MSNBC to be properly reporting what DOGE is up to.

> it seems like you are just letting the headlines influence how you think
bout
> this. Our president has not even been in office that long. everything takes
> time and the things you are afraid of haven't really come into fruition.

No, I worked in government and know how it works.

Correct, the President hasn't been in office that long but in the short
time his lackey... or master... Elon has managed to screw a bunch of stuff up.

Elon is a lot quicker at screwing stuff up than sleepy Joe, but that
doesn't make what they are doing "efficient."

> I'm all for cutting down the govt and checking things out. our govt is out of
> control with spending. everything is very very convoluted. the govt is
ucking
> nuts how it does things.  I am not surprised there are errors during these
> cuts.

I am also for cutting it down.  However, the way they are going about it is
WRONG.  There are errors because they are not using any common sense before
just doing stuff.  That is what is "fucking nuts."

> You didn't answer my quesion on if you checked out the dodge site as well.
> you should just go check it out.

I have checked it.  It is not very impressive.


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