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Comment by Shank

I think the main issue for anyone wanting to take the offer is simply: this was never authorized by congress, so the money to pay people to September is questionable if it exists at best. Meanwhile, there's a government funding deadline on March 14, 2025. So there's a very real chance at this deal offering something closer to ~1 month of pay before it suddenly gets dropped due to budget negotiations.

It would be an incredibly generous and nice buyout package, but obviously if it gets torn up after a month it's not that great of a deal.

parent Shank 1 year ago

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