Even if this take has merit, the approach taken here is simply cruel. There are ways the Administration could have implemented a "cross-the-board stop/cut" that

Even if this take has merit, the approach taken here is simply cruel. There are ways the Administration could have implemented a "cross-the-board stop/cut" that would not be so devastating to so many /millions/ of people. The fact that they chose to execute in this chaotic, "effective immediately" manner suggests a certain un-seriousness to the whole thing. In other words, this is less about reducing spending and more about deliberately destroying institutions, which is the stated goal of many in the Administration.