[laidoffamazon]

Simultaneously they also want to sell a bunch of federal real estate - I support that, but it seems like there's an inherent contradiction there.

People assume effective bureaucracy is small bureaucracy but ultimately the size and effectiveness aren't correlated - you're just creating queues if it's too small.

[9rx]

Word on the street (although there are a lot of words on the street, so take it for what you will) is that the decision was made based a report that many workers would quit over it. Even ignoring that, it is hard to imagine that some wouldn't quit over it. Coupled with the hiring freeze, there is no apparent contradiction.

It is not like the Presidential team has been shy about letting it be known that these jobs are on the chopping block anyway. If people will leave by their own accord then it is a lot easier than forcing them out.

[bananapub]

there's no contradiction at all - the purpose of this is to make most of the structure of the State less effective and to let your friends clean up by buying property at low prices.

people need to adjust their world view, the transition to kleptocracy has already happened. we are in the afterwards now.

[scarface_74]

It’s one of the oldest financial tricks in the book to sell your commercial real estate to a private company for a quick buck and then lease it back. It’s what many of the private equity companies do.

I suspect under the current administration they will sell the buildings to their cronies.

[tyingq]

Generally, "small" isn't meant to denote how many worker bees are doing actual work.

It's meant to denote a small number of fifedoms introducing their own rules, forms, processes, approvals, etc into the process.