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Timothy B. Lee
@binarybits
I think this is correct and I also think it’s extremely reckless. Because a lot of government agencies are there to deal with rate tail-risk scenarios that only come along occasionally. The fact that you turn an agency off and nothing bad happens for a week tells you nothing.
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Derek Thompson
@DKThomp
Replying to @Ike_Saul
I think whoever said Trump is turning off the govt, waiting to see what breaks materially or reputationally, and then turning it back on, was onto something …
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Derek Thompson
@DKThomp
Yes. I think some ppl are going to read my tweet as approvingly descriptive, so just leaving it here that I don't think the WH should treat the government like a house with a blown fuse where you just go ape on the circuit breaker and flip things on and off at random :)
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dylan matthews 🔸
@dylanmatt
[turns off FEMA in January] they say this place helps places after hurricane but there haven't even been any hurricanes yet!
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RoboBoogie
@_RoboBoogie
I worked in the Australian public service for about 6 years and while everyone was left wing, they impartially implemented the conservative govts agenda. The rare leakers were investigated by the police.
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