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		ulfw on March 30, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I’ve Joined the White House’s U.S. Digital Service Obviously you can't get stocks or options, but why wouldn't they be willing to pay bonuses for a job well done/performance or provide free food, if that gets the right kind of people into the door? I don't get it.

dnesting on April 1, 2015 [–]

Congress decides how the executive branch is paid and how it should use that money. Free food and other "free" perks run afoul of that.

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