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pat_k

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15. Unless they hire back the estimated 154,000 who took the "not a buyout," buyout...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:07 PM

Sep 23

those people will hit the October jobs report like a tsunami (they are technically employed through 9/30, so the job losses won't be reported until the Oct report comes out in early November).

Won't be a very happy holiday for the state of the economy.

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After cost-cutting blitz, Trump administration rehires hundreds of laid-off employees [View all] Eugene Sep 23 OP

So it ended up costing quite a bit of money to the taxpayer to save money. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #1

The "We told you so" scenarios will be never ending. yellow dahlia Sep 23 #2

Yes indeed. Deservedly so. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #4

I just changed it to "We" told you so. yellow dahlia Sep 23 #6

Yes YD. It is one of those times where it is very painful to be right. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #9

But did they rehire only trump loyalists? IcyPeas Sep 23 #3

No doubt that was part of the plan. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #5

I wish they could put their creative energies toward good instead of evil. yellow dahlia Sep 23 #8

If they just did nothing at all, the world would be a better place. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #10

Well put. yellow dahlia Sep 23 #11

And timing might be interesting... trump and musk are pals again: IcyPeas Sep 23 #13

Yes did we get played? Play acting to save Musk's ass. Irish_Dem Sep 23 #14

Oh - of course. I hadn't thought of that. yellow dahlia Sep 23 #7

How efficient nt mr715 Sep 23 #12

Unless they hire back the estimated 154,000 who took the "not a buyout," buyout... pat_k Sep 23 #15