As part of his plans to improve the efficiency and reduce the size of the federal government, President Trump offered federal employees a generous buyout, effectively equal to about eight months of pay and benefits worth $122,000 on average.
Federal employees, who originally had until February 6 to accept the buyout offer, were scheduled to stop working at the end of this week. Despite federal employee unions urging them not to take the buyout, an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 federal workers have accepted the offer.
But a federal judge just delayed implementation of that buyout until at least February 10.
With federal employee unions at the helm of the lawsuits, it must be that the buyouts would harm federal employees — right?
Wrong.
The buyout offers a win-win for federal employees. Those who want the buyout can take it and enjoy eight months of pay and benefits without having to work….
