To the editor: President Trump has taken a slash-and-burn method to the federal workforce as a result of he desires to create a spectacle of exercise (“They voted for Trump, but now they’re losing their U.S. government jobs,” Feb. 26).
He doesn’t have the endurance for a extra rational method to creating an environment friendly, efficient authorities. Removed from demonstrating a taming of the paperwork, Trump’s actions are wanting obviously inept.
Providers that the general public values, and that the federal workforce offers, are being impaired. There isn’t a query that these providers might be improved and made extra environment friendly however, sadly, that will take some thought and creativity. His model is chaos.
Frank Albers, Seal Seashore
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To the editor: The federal authorities staff who voted for Trump after which misplaced their jobs knew full effectively what to anticipate. A lot of whom voted for him 3 times! Why ought to we really feel sorry for them?
Liz Brown, West Hills
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To the editor: I’ve compassion, however not for presidency workers who cry and say that they didn’t anticipate this. Anyone not sensible sufficient to have seen this coming shouldn’t be paid by my tax {dollars}.
Mathew Kundinger, Santa Monica
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To the editor: The Division of Authorities Effectivity is just not keen on eliminating fraud and waste; a few of it’s personal figures have been been challenged as false. As quite a few observers have identified, in the event that they actually needed to go after waste, they might goal, say, the large subsidies given to vitality corporations that proceed to make huge earnings.
Or they might goal the billions of {dollars} in contracts given to Elon Musk’s personal corporations. Or they might elevate taxes on the uber-rich and never decimate the companies that will make them adjust to our tax legal guidelines.
However after all they’re not going to do any of these issues. It’s a lot simpler to focus on hard-working, nonwealthy, extraordinary residents who truly carry out public providers.
Steven Culp, Pasadena
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To the editor: So Trump and the Republicans are involved that the massive deficit might bankrupt the nation? Nicely, gee, perhaps the large tax minimize for the wealthy and firms wasn’t such a good suggestion in spite of everything. Nicely, don’t fear, we’ll make it up by chopping providers to those that want them most and placing individuals supporting their households out of labor.
Artwork Peck, View Park-Windsor Hills
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To the editor: Provides of schadenfreude are operating low as we see a rising variety of Trump voters expressing shock and dismay on the very insurance policies they as soon as championed — insurance policies which have come again to hurt them straight.
Paul Kradin, Santa Ynez
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To the editor: A greater definition for DOGE is likely to be: “Division of Authorities Evisceration.”
Richie Locasso, Hemet
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To the editor: Anybody who believed a single phrase that got here out of Trump’s mouth throughout the marketing campaign just about will get what they deserve. He stated no matter he believed the individuals needed to listen to, by no means planning to ship on something. That’s why character and honesty matter and marketing campaign guarantees don’t.
Andrew Tilles, Studio Metropolis
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To the editor: Federal staff are dismayed and shocked that they have been fired. They voted for Donald Trump, the person who stated he needed to remove waste, fraud and abuse in authorities. They didn’t see it coming — till he got here for them.
Jared Sloan, Los Angeles
