The article is free—some lefty already bought it so it is ok to click on it—no money goes to the lefties on the New York Times.
One major fallacy in the article is the argument that federal wages are just a small part of the budget.
While technically correct it is highly misleading.
Federal employees generate tons of rules and regulations that cripple private sector productivity.
In addition they administer all the grants and contracts to institutions that are leftist power centers and work twenty four/seven to take away our liberties.
Reducing federal employees crushes DEI, LGBT, “climate change” garbage etc etc etc.
This is about power.
When we cut federal employees we get more power and the left gets less.