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Assuming this change is causing the layoffs, then these companies know about this.

If these companies don't know about this change, then why would we believe this change is causing it.

They didn't know the change was coming. Then it happened, now they have to revisit their budgets. Some thought it was going to be changed back before it went into effect, it wasnt.

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