Ben Ferguson: “We get those jobs that many people say, hey, let's lay them…”

“So let me ask you this question because I think it's an interesting one and that is should we secretly be hoping this happens so that We get those jobs that many people say, hey, let's lay them off and let's get leaner as a government and stop all the waste and abuse and the fraud and the overspending. This would be in that kind of Doge mentality. Or is that a cautionary tale of like, hey, you may think this is great, but it's really not?” (17:51–18:10)

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