{
  "id": 19615722,
  "title": "Trimming public-service fat has left us too lean",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trimming-public-service-fat-has-left-us-too-lean",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T07:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/2026/11/12/trimming-public-service-fat-has-left-us-too-lean"
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  "summary": "There’s an interesting thing about so-called government “efficiencies”: sometimes, they don’t turn out to be very efficient in the long run. “Finding efficiencies,” in the parlance of governments seeking to […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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