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DC blames looming $1 billion budget deficit on Trump’s federal workforce cuts
« on: March 02, 2025, 05:27:04 am »
DC blames looming $1 billion budget deficit on Trump’s federal workforce cuts
 
Washington, D.C.'s chief financial officer predicted a looming $1 billion budget shortfall over the next four years, which it blamed on the Trump administration's federal workforce reductions.

A disproportionate amount of the district's population is employed by the federal government, making it one of the most affected areas by the Department of Government Efficiency's personnel cuts. In a letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser, CFO Glen Lee projected a dire financial situation resulting from the cuts. He estimated that the city would lose 40,000 federal jobs over the next three years.
 
"The revenue forecast for the rest of the financial plan period has also been revised downward by an average of $342.1 million annually, largely due to forecasted sharp declines in employment levels as the Federal government proceeds with reducing its workforce significantly. The resulting decline in income and consumption means lower revenue from the District's individual income and sales taxes," Lee wrote.

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Re: DC blames looming $1 billion budget deficit on Trump’s federal workforce cuts
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2025, 05:31:50 am »
Trump is an amazing guy if he can create a $1 billion deficit in a city that has its own government and spending policies put in place before he even was in office in just 4-5 weeks.  What a guy!  :whistle:
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Re: DC blames looming $1 billion budget deficit on Trump’s federal workforce cuts
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2025, 01:23:20 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on March 02, 2025, 05:31:50 am
Trump is an amazing guy if he can create a $1 billion deficit in a city that has its own government and spending policies put in place before he even was in office in just 4-5 weeks.  What a guy!  :whistle:
Right. D.C. spending has nothing to do with budget shortfalls. 9999hair out0000
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Re: DC blames looming $1 billion budget deficit on Trump’s federal workforce cuts
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2025, 01:26:15 pm »
That's a feature, not a bug.
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Re: DC blames looming $1 billion budget deficit on Trump’s federal workforce cuts
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2025, 01:32:34 pm »
Swamp/MSM hogwash...akin to we are going cut off that finger to cure that hangnail.
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Re: DC blames looming $1 billion budget deficit on Trump’s federal workforce cuts
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2025, 10:48:42 am »
Maybe they need to quit P!$$ing money asway on stupid sh!T
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