Schedule F: if Trump is elected, will he appoint more than 10,000 people in 2025?
Schedule F: if Trump is elected, will he appoint more than 10,000 people in 2025?
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There are about 4,000 political appointees, a majority of which are replaced by a new president, normally.

Schedule Policy/Career (formerly named Schedule F) is a planned executive order by the Trump team to replace about 50,000 state employees to seize control over various parts of the government

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schedule_F_appointment

The 10,000 replacements must be unique positions.

This will resolve based on credible media reports.

I will not bet in this market in case resolution is controversial

  • Update 2025-02-01 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Important Clarification:

    • All appointments count regardless of the legal method used.

    • A name change (e.g., from Schedule F to Schedule Policy/Career) does not affect the resolution criteria.

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Wikipedia defines political appointments as:
"any employee who is appointed by the President, the Vice President, or agency head".

This is the definition for the market also. Right?

29d

Schedule Policy/Career (formerly named Schedule F) is a planned executive order by the Trump team to replace about 50,000 state employees to seize control over various parts of the government

What's the source for for 'to replace'? Wikipedia says the 50,000 employees are planned to be reclassified, not replaced.

I would assume Trump just wants them to be easier to fire.

29d

@Shai that was my interpretation at the time. Nonetheless, it doesn't materially affect the market resolution which is still about 10,000 unique political appointees

29d

@Siebe On second thought it makes sense that if an administration has the ability to swap out employees it would either do so or fire them.

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I presume a mere name change doesn't affect the market. Currently the program is no longer known as Schedule F but Schedule Policy/Career. Maybe clarify that it still quacks like Schedule F and waddles like Schedule F... @Siebe

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@JussiVilleHeiskanen it's purely about appointments, no matter which legal method is used, so a name change definitely doesn't affect things. Thanks for the heads up though! Lots happening

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