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Jarqui

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5. Let's say between 8 and 50% winds up around 25%

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 09:26 PM

Mar 27

25% of 3 million Federal employees = 750,000 with no paycheck. Those paychecks help to employ others.
Unemployment will go up 1% as a result of those cuts
Add to that the unemployment due to the tariffs ...
I wonder what effect that will have on the economy given the cuts line the pockets of the top 1% as tax breaks.
Trump is trying to deliver cheaper labor to the oligarchs

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Internal White House document shows agencies preparing to cut between 8% and 50% of staff [View all] Celerity Mar 27 OP

He thinks he's fucking Thanos C_U_L8R Mar 27 #1

.... Celerity Mar 27 #3

What a jackass irresponsible way to downsize anything ./nt bucolic_frolic Mar 27 #2

I'm sure nothing bad will happen because of the cuts [/sarcasm] sakabatou Mar 27 #4

Let's say between 8 and 50% winds up around 25% Jarqui Mar 27 #5