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They didn't say the entire workforce is essential and there are no redundancies. They said the way DOGE is approaching this isn't designed to effectively identify and deal with actual waste. There are already multiple instances of DOGE having to backtrack because they fired or tried to fire employees who are essential.

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So why isn't the charitable interpretation that the system works well, there is even correction built into it, since they backtrack when necessary?

Do you think there are no costs to getting these things wrong?

If your boss fired you today and then called you up next week saying they'd made a mistake and offering you your old job back how charitable would you feel?

When funding for cancer research gets cut, do you think the studies that lost their funding can all suddenly pick up where they left off if funding comes back at some point in the future?

When jobs ensuring safety are cut, even if they're brought back, are you ok with the additional risk during the time period they're off the job?

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