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| Argentina to give aptitude test to 40,000 public servants. No more contract if they fail. |
| 2024-10-12 |
[X] Another step in the economics experiment of Trump-loving Argentinian president Javier Milei, who was only sworn into office last December. He is keen on government austerity and deregulation, thus far halving the number of ministries in the federal government, shelving plans for Argentina to join BRICS, applied to join NATO, taking steps to decrease government spending and staffing. As of June, Argentina’s food and drink inflation had dropped to zero.
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #9 #5 You're not wrong. Took one of those back in the 80s. |
| Posted by: Cured Romantic 2024-10-12 18:25 |
| #8 How about starting with school teachers and their union representation. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-10-12 13:25 |
| #7 might want to start with an IQ test and go straight to an achievement test for the survivors. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-10-12 10:03 |
| #6 ^ Think it went the way of US Army MOS testing. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-10-12 09:26 |
| #5 Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't there a "civil service exam" in the US many years ago? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2024-10-12 08:25 |
| #4 "Imagine if we did this in the United States." The lawsuits would be so thick on the ground that you could touch the courthouse roof. And even if a way was somehow found past that, the next argument would be that since so many GSs are minorities, any failures would fall disproportionally on them. But just because they can't pass the test doesn't mean they should lose their jobs. Mike Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-10-12 06:57 |
| #3 ^Word. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-10-12 02:35 |
| #2 Those with passing scores in the US will be viewed as potential threats and immediately gain close scrutiny, clandestine monitoring, and discharge. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-10-12 02:30 |
| #1 We won't see the like in USA (or Israel). A pity. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-10-12 02:20 |