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> I know so many brilliant people in tech who were hung out to dry

Politicians didn't lay off those people, businesses did. If you think they need to be punished, then you boycott them or regulate their behavior. You're taking vengeance on the wrong people while letting the real perpetrator get away.

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The problem is feds literally cannot get fired, ever, no matter how poorly a job they do. I know a fed who punched his coworker in the face at work, got nothing but a suspension. There has to be a correction at point.

I agree that reform is needed. That is not what the parent was advocating for, and my comment was a response to the nonsense logic behind their irate desire to see the American government suffer.

You will be disappointed if you demand that federal employees reciprocate the consequences that Silicon Valley workers face. They have job security for much different reasons than a SpaceX or FAANG employee.

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