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every single thing trump does is bad for the economy, i think he hates america

"..Trump administration hinting strongly at firing hundreds of thousands of "probationary" employees, most with less than 1 year of service in the federal workforce."
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-01-29-probationary-employees-targeted-for-mass-purge/

Probationary Federal Employees Targeted for Mass Purge

As many as 200,000 federal employees with weaker civil service protections could be let go. But they are supposed to only be fired for poor performance.
David Dayen (The American Prospect)
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i asked #DeepSeek to tell me the impact of trump getting what he wants, firing 200,000 federal low level workers:
Key Takeaways 1. Short-term: A $15.6B hit to federal spending and 0.2% GDP drag from lost consumption and confidence. 2. Long-term: Risks to government efficiency, rehiring costs, and potential regional recessions. 3. Trade-offs: "Savings" from layoffs ($12.5B) would be offset by unemployment costs, productivity losses, and economic spillovers. While not catastrophic at the macro level, the human and operational costs —coupled with concentrated regional pain—make this policy economically and socially disruptive.
#deepseek
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