President Donald Trump is offering incentives to resign to nearly all federal workers in an attempt to reduce the size of the government.
The administration expects 5% to 10% of the federal workforce to accept the offer, which contains eight months of pay and benefits.
The White House confirmed the plan to the Washington Examiner.
“American taxpayers pay for the salaries of federal government employees, and therefore deserve employees working on their behalf who actually show up to work in our wonderful federal buildings, also paid for by taxpayers,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “If they don’t want to work in the office and contribute to making America great again, then they are free to choose a different line of work, and the Trump Administration will provide a very generous payout of eight months.”
Federal employees must…
