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Worker Buyout Plan

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Worker Buyout Plan

Matt Gagnon discusses the federal worker buyout plan, noting that a court order temporarily blocked it, giving the Trump administration more time to convince employees to leave. The Office of Personnel Management extended the deadline to Monday at 11:59 pm, and over 60,000 employees have accepted the offer, which is approaching 4% of the workforce. Gagnon criticizes the government’s inefficiencies, comparing it to the private sector’s ability to restructure failing companies.

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