I disagree with this move, but the people who lost these positions were in temporary advisory roles. This isn’t a career job for them.

The article says 8 members are replaced every 2 years and the terms are 6 years long. Between 1/4 or 1/2 of them would have been replaced during this presidency, and whoever gets placed now will start to be replaced by the next administration.

As for China: They’re not known for having independent advisory committees overseeing government decisions. They’re definitely not known for inviting foreigners to come join their government to oversee their spending. So if you’re implying these people are at risk of going to China to serve the same role, that’s way off the mark.

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jazzyjackson 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I expect this will have downstream effects on more careers than just these 24 people.

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citizenkeen 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don’t share your optimism that these positions will be replaced. I don’t know why you think they would be.

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huxley 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Oh they’ll be replaced, by toadies and GOP Youth interns looking for a salary and resume boost

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lacy_tinpot 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Exactly! We all know which part has the only truly correct answers, totally free from propaganda and bias! Everyone else are toadies and "GOP" Youth.

It's like totally obvious that our team is the only correct answer.

	▲	SpicyLemonZest 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		We're just telling you what the President says! It's his explicit position, which he repeats constantly, that everyone in the government should be personally loyal to him and never do anything he doesn't want them to do. If you'd prefer for his side not to be full of toadies, you'll have to take it up with him; he's making a conscious decision to do things that way.

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tensor 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Oh so only 1/2 to 3/4 of them were terminated far outside of norms. I guess only 50%-75% corrupt anti-science activity is totally ok.

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joe_mamba 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

>The article says 8 members are replaced every 2 years and the terms are 6 years long.

So it's similar to working for the UN or IAEA where most jobs are fixed term.