It's a bribe to buyout Federal employees!

[imanamerican63]

But will anyone do anything about it? Most likely they will just look the other way?

[lark]

1. Would they even get the money? I'd bet no if they are Democrats.

This is just a lie and a scam.

[PJMcK]

2. Not every employer offers buy-outs

In the private sector, people are let go without any severance. At least Trump is offering an incentive.

The rubber will hit the road when Trump has to have people in position to accomplish his goals. Apparatchiks won’t know how to do anything so our government will become chaotic.

Thanks, Trump.

[Think. Again.]

4. The Executive has no authority over this.

[dutch777]

5. The smart who have other job options and can't stand Trump or his policies will leave and chaos is possible.

Have to accept trade off on retirement, seniority, # of holidays/PTO days and other things that you earned by years of loyal service but for some, could be worth it.

[magicarpet]

7. That is the goal to break the government and assure it becomes entirely dysfunctional ...

... then privatize governmental operations with mostly Fascists running the day to day show.

This will make graft, corruption, pilfering and plundering much easier in their quest for selfenrichment derived from US Governmental coffers and treasuries.

This is why the Project 2025 group/trDUMP wants the Inspector General's through out the federal government terminated from employment, phased out, and fired pronto busto.

They do not want any bean counters looking over their shoulders as they fleece Fort Knox of its gold bars and bullion.

[SARose]

3. It isn't a buyout

They must submit a resignation letter by Feb 6 and then will be “allowed” to work remotely until September.

Under such a deal, federal workers could continue to telework or work remotely during the “deferred resignation period,” as well as “accelerate” their resignation date. Exemptions exist for immigration and national security jobs, alongside other exclusions laid out by agency leaders.

But how such a massive buyout program would work in practice is unclear, both logistically and legally. Currently, voluntary separation incentive payments are capped at $25,000—a figure that would easily be eclipsed by nearly eight months of salary. House Republicans are considering whether to include an increase of that cap—to $40,000—as part of budget reconciliation legislation.

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Do you trust him to keep his word?

[surfered]

6. And no money for that has been appropriated by Congress

So it’s a BS offer

[Renew Deal]

8. People take buyouts all the time

Generally, they are great if you are close to retirement and get paid 1-2 years with benefits. I don’t know what they are offering here, but some people will take it for various and unexpected reasons.

[Oneear]

9. Ask House Ways & Means Chair Rep Jason Smith MO8

Is the Payoff an approved expense?

[sop]

10. 'Fork in the Road'

(CNN) "The subject line of the email to federal employees was 'Fork in the Road,' the same subject line of an ultimatum message Elon Musk sent to his employees at Twitter in 2022. On the campaign trail, Musk frequently talked about downsizing the federal government. He has played an integral part in the rollout of the federal government buyout, an official told CNN, through his position leading the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration."

(CNN: Stop pretending this Trump/Musk power grab is real. There is no Department of Government Efficiency, it's a figment of Trump's fevered imagination.)