> What I don't understand about people complaining about governments removing programs and reducing their staff is that implies either the status quo is just ri

> What I don't understand about people complaining about governments removing programs and reducing their staff is that implies either the status quo is just right or it's already not enough One might be able to make that case when just considering a single agency. However this is happening across many agencies. It is extremely unlikely that they would all be significantly overstaffed. Another sign that this is not a legitimate effort at just getting rid of workers that aren't needed is that they aren't deciding who to fire based on merit. They are deciding based on who is easiest to fire procedurally.