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32 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 19 Feb \ on: Trump Must Cut Millions of Tax-Funded "Private" Jobs econ
They are already being cut. Just heard a story on the radio. This lady was really sad because she lost her job in Atlanta at the CDC and her husband who is a contractor lost his job too. There's gonna be a lot more of these types of stories and more and more pressure from the public pushing back on Trump's admin.
I suspect his approval rating is gonna suffer in the short term if they continue cutting. The US public are not small government libertarians. Not yet. When it affects things like like or people they know they suddenly are OK with government spending and programs.
I've seen it over and over through the years from "small gov conservatives". They talk a big game but they love the gov tit as much as the left does. They just disagree with the distribution of funds.
I've also heard of farmers getting their conservation payments cut. Not exactly the same, but similar.
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I haven't heard that yet. I live in farm country and if they start cutting those welfare programs I'll hear about it real quick. There is already plenty of people that love Trump not happy about how immigration is being handled. It is gonna really affect their workforces. Its affecting friends of mine as well. At least there are many very concerned about family and friends.
For generations the laws have not been enforced and not really reformed either. Now someone is cracking down and it sucks for those that gambled on things going a different direction. I know one person that has figured out how to get his status legal for now. Hopefully he can figure out a longer term solution soon though.
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