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Trump Administration Spent at Least $11 Billion Paying Federal Workers Not to Work
"Based on OPM data, Public Citizen estimates that paying federal employees in the DRP not to work cost between $11.1 billion and $15.1 billion" The post Trump Administration Spent at Least $11 Billion Paying Federal Workers Not to Work first appeared on Mediaite.
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What happenedTrump Administration Spent at Least $11 Billion Paying Federal Workers Not to Work.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "'Stupid, Costly and Deadly': Trump Spent At Least $11 Billion Paying Government Workers N...". The right frames it as "Trump Administration Spent at Least $11 Billion Paying Federal Workers Not to Work".
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Left / center-left'Stupid, Costly and Deadly': Trump Spent At Least $11 Billion Paying Government Workers Not to Work
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Right / center-rightTrump Administration Spent at Least $11 Billion Paying Federal Workers Not to Work
Trump Administration Spent at Least $11 Billion Paying Federal Workers Not to Work
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"Based on OPM data, Public Citizen estimates that paying federal employees in the DRP not to work cost between $11.1 billion and $15.1 billion" The post Trump Administration Spent at Least...
'Stupid, Costly and Deadly': Trump Spent At Least $11 Billion Paying Government Workers Not to Work
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A report released by government watchdog Public Citizen on Wednesday estimates that the federal government has blown billions of dollars paying former federal workers to not do their jobs....
