Summary

IRS worker Robert McCabe, a Trump voter, expressed shock after being among 7,000 laid off by DOGE, an initiative under the Trump administration led by Elon Musk.

McCabe stated DOGE is acting like a “wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason.”

The layoffs, targeting probationary employees with less than a year of service, affect hundreds at the IRS and are part of a broader effort to shrink the federal workforce.

The cuts raise concerns about impacts on tax collection during a critical season.

    • Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      12 hours ago

      I know they don’t really care about laws or what’s legal but this is his last 4 years unless they go full on mask off dictator. So far, he’s doing a bang up job trying to position himself as such.

      • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        12 hours ago

        I don’t think that’s clear by any means.

        They’re implementing the machinery for authoritarian control.