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 persistence for a extra rational method to creating an environment friendly, efficient authorities. Removed from demonstrating a taming of the paperwork, Trump’s actions are trying obviously inept.
Providers that the general public values, and that the federal workforce supplies, are being impaired. There is no such thing as a query that these providers will be improved and made extra environment friendly however, sadly, that might take some thought and creativity. His model is chaos.
Frank Albers, Seal Seashore
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To the editor: The federal authorities employees who voted for Trump after which misplaced their jobs knew full effectively what to anticipate. Lots of whom voted for him thrice! 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 isn’t thinking about eliminating fraud and waste; a few of its 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 huge subsidies given to vitality firms that proceed to make monumental earnings.
Or they might goal the billions of {dollars} in contracts given to Elon Musk’s personal firms. Or they might elevate taxes on the uber-rich and never decimate the companies that might make them adjust to our tax legal guidelines.
However in fact they’re not going to do any of these issues. It’s a lot simpler to focus on hard-working, nonwealthy, odd 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 large deficit might bankrupt the nation? Nicely, gee, possibly the large tax reduce for the wealthy and firms wasn’t such a good suggestion in any case. Nicely, don’t fear, we’ll make it up by slicing 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 working 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 instantly.
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 mentioned 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 employees are dismayed and shocked that they had been fired. They voted for Donald Trump, the person who mentioned 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
