Musk and Ramaswamy Plan Sweeping Government Agency Cuts

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Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy has proposed a drastic method for reducing the federal workforce by using Social Security numbers to determine layoffs, suggesting a 75% reduction could be achieved by eliminating employees based on whether their numbers are odd or even. This approach is presented as a technocratic solution to streamline government operations.
Topics:nation#federal-workforce#government-layoffs#politics#social-security-numbers#technocracy#vivek-ramaswamy
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