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		drcongo 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US national debt surges past $39 Trillion It's a good job Elon Musk and his friends sacked all those governement workers, otherwise it would have been $39.0000001 trillion.

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impure 7 days ago [–]

If Elon Musk hadn't sacked those government workers it would probably be less than 39 trillion as he had to pay termination packages and hire back people he accidentally fired.

bdangubic 7 days ago | [–]

> hire back people he accidentally fired

much worse in reality, many have been replaced by government contractors we are paying 2.5/3x more

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