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Pol Pot tried that with Year Zero. It turned out poorly.

• DamnYuppie 2y ago
  Counter point Bill Clinton fired 377,000 Federal workers in the 90's and it turned out ok. Well aside from the Glass–Steagall legislation but that was legislation, still hurts though.
  • agumonkey 2y ago
    Multiple groups agree that Clinton efforts were well planned, reviewed and bipartisan https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/clinton-trump-federal-workers-jobs/79306710007/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/clint... https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-trump-federal-workers/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-trump-federal-work... Dismantling everything in the hope of finding alleged problems is witch-hunt level of political action.
  • rapjr9 2y ago
    That was done carefully with planning over six years through hiring freezes, retirement offers, and announced layoffs: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/clinton-trump-federal-workers-jobs/79306710007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/clin... Not random shotgun immediate firings. Your weather forecasts are about to become less accurate because of some of these firings and planned improvements in them are not going to happen: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/01/weather/noaa-weather-forecast-layoffs/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/01/weather/noaa-weather-forecast... Go ask a farmer or pilot how much they depend on weather forecasts.