Empty suit, empty suites: Joe Biden's
government of empty buildings
Posted By: DVC, 7/19/2023 10:48:29 AM
We often ask who's running the government with a White House led by doddering Joe Biden. But with a new audit out, maybe the real question is what is the government. According to the Washington Examiner: The evacuation of federal headquarters during the COVID-19 crisis appears to have become permanent and costly with up to 90% of several agency headquarters empty, according to a federal audit. At least 6 of 24 Washington area headquarters are 90% empty, including several that manage federal office space and employees such as the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management.
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Ideal time for Trump to come in and order 100% attendance or you're fired. Outside of normal sick days and vacation, they should be in the office. If we can't actually make them work for their bloated salaries, we can at least interfere with their 100% paid leave by making them show up.