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1. I could understand *targeted* hiring freezes for the sake of efficiency

Sat Mar 7, 2020, 08:26 AM

Mar 2020

and better organization.

But Trump's "freeze" was purely nihilistic, i.e., destroy for the sake of destruction.

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From 2017: Nearly 700 vacancies at CDC because of Trump administration's hiring freeze [View all] CousinIT Mar 2020 OP

I could understand *targeted* hiring freezes for the sake of efficiency no_hypocrisy Mar 2020 #1

A dollar saved is a dollar he can steal. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #2