"But most underpaid civil servants, teachers, nurses or police officers chose their work"<p>Why are we conflating jobs in the federal government that are wasting our money with actual useful jobs. They aren't currently being cut or in the same category.<p>"For countless reasons, probably including Brighouse, London’s schools jumped from worst-ranked in England to best. I suspect Musk is rooting out quite a few Brighouses."<p>US schools weren't ranked the best before Trump came into office. They have been slowly declining year-after-year. Isn't the logical concusion to try something besides continuing to pour money into failed ideas?