C11-1: Revenge of the Bureaucrats

On POLITICO, an article was released discussing Trump's freeze on federal hiring. The article exclaimed that he's receiving backlash for his actions, but he's also trying to make it so it's easier to fire federal workers. Currently, if you're a federal worker, you are basically set for life, however, Trump and House Republicans are trying to reinstate a law used in 1876 that allows them to reduce the salary of federal employees. This would make it so a federal employee is more likely to quit or leave their job because of their reduced salary. It's creating competition within the government, as well as fear that America will go back to how it was during the Reagan or Carter administration, where hiring freeze's and the Republicans dominated. The article claimed that if you're a Democrat in D.C. right now, you should be vigilant, because by 2018 almost two-thirds of federal employees will be on the verge of retirement, meaning the administration will most likely fill the jobs with a majority of Republican employees.