The Trump administration’s attempt to make the federal government leaner has turned into a costly lesson in what happens when ideology overrides competence. While politicians have spent decades railing about the supposed inefficiency of the U.S. government, the facts tell a different story. And now, with millions wasted on firing and then rehiring essential federal workers, it is clear who the real inefficiency peddlers are—and it is not the career public servants.
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