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MADDOW: "Retire all government employees. It’s interesting, he doesn’t say fire them, he says retire them, both because RAGE is a better acronym than FAGE, but he also is suggesting giving them all payouts, giving government employees generous payments so they will all leave the government so the government can be closed, can be deleted, can be collapsed so that we can have a national CEO, so we can have a dictator instead. It’s a pretty out there idea, right? Pretty wild, pretty far out there, as J.D. Vance might say. But here’s what it looks like tonight in the flesh, because they’re actually trying to do it. Tonight, a buyout program for every worker in the U.S. federal government: 'If you choose to remain in your current position, we cannot give you full assurance regarding the certainty of your position or agency, but should your position be eliminated, you will be treated with dignity. If you choose not to continue in your current role in the federal workforce, we thank you for your service to your country and you will be provided with a dignified, fair departure from the federal government. This program begins effective January 28th,' meaning today, 'and is available to all federal employees until February 6th,' next Thursday. 'If you resign under this program, you will retain all pay and benefits, regardless of your daily workload, until September 30th, 2025 or earlier if you choose to accelerate your resignation.' So they’re doing it. They’re offering a buyout.”