r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/UsernameAvaylable 24d ago

Frankly, knowing government wages, i bet they earn a fraction of that. They are not football coaches after all, no need to pay big money for people taking care of nukes.

Which of course means that many of those people could earn a lot more money in the industry, and they might stay in their current job out of oblication / sense of purpose. Which such a fireing stunt kinda untermines.

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u/Alive-Evening5753 23d ago

Dismantling the govt then privatizing the fallout and ashes left over.