BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK
By President Trump's executive order and the newly created "DOGE" - Department of Government Efficiency - employees who have started at many federal agencies were told they'd be laid off.
Hanna Hickman, a lawyer for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - said this on ABC news:
"It's scary," said Hickman, who was fired last Tuesday. "I had a real moment -- I was at CVS the other day and ... it kind of came on me all at once that I might not have health insurance in a few weeks, and that really hits you. I think it underscores the fact that we're just regular, middle-class people, just like the people we're trying to serve."
"It was shocking, frankly -- not just to us but to our direct managers, who had not been told this would happen and received notice of the terminations at the same time we did because they were CC'd," Hickman told ABC News.
"It's really a shock," she said, "especially for a lawyer because we have professional obligations. I have a case that I'm currently litigating for the bureau, and all of a sudden, I'm cut off from our systems, and it's the equivalent of being escorted out of the building and fired. It's just, it's absolutely shocking, especially when there have been no concerns about my performance during my time at the bureau."
"We're under attack by billionaires, but I'm not a billionaire, so, you know, for me, the next steps are scary. I'm trying to stay focused working productively, but it's a scary moment," Hickman said.
"It was something that I felt really passionate about doing in this next phase of my career," she added. "I've been in private practice for 15 years before this, and this is just a whole different type of practice -- and one that was incredibly fulfilling for me before I was terminated."
It is a dramatic shift from the previous administration. Gone are the days of establishing a career with the U.S. Federal Government. Now there are outside unelected people making decisions based strictly on a business level.
Time will tell how long Americans will tolerate being controlled by people who are unelected, have money, and a self-perception of authority and control.
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