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		More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market, with Worsening Prospects (nytimes.com)
		25 points by koolba 4 months ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

ianhawes 4 months ago | [–]

This reminds me painfully of when the US disbanded the Iraqi armed forces immediately after the invasion. Such bravado often has unintended consequences.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_Provisional_Authorit...

cornhole 4 months ago | [–]

intentional move by the powers that be to lower wages

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