Donald Trump seems very pleased with various disaster recovery and planning programs in the federal government — right now, while the spotlight is on and he’s standing in front of cameras “responding” to the Harvey disaster.
But his budget proposals are quite clear that the currently level of disaster planning, resilience, and recovery are unaffordable for the future. They cost money, which must be given back to businesses and wealthy people … who I am sure will donate all of it back when future disasters occur.
Trump would slash disaster funding to the very agencies he’s praising for Harvey response
Proposed budget cuts would slash federal money for some state and local preparedness efforts.
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Have you heard the news (the Hill printed it, and probably others did) that Trump will use his executive authority to reduce non-military wage increases?
The words used were “national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare."
Apparently America isn't all that great.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348789-trump-to-cut-pay-raises-for-government-workers
"What a crowd! What a turn out!"
+John E. Bredehoft So is this pandering to the anti-government masses? Getting back at government workers for not being his boosters? Or simply not worrying about the plebes getting a pay raise dropped to only 1.4% because he's independently wealthy?
Yes.