{"id":1051649,"date":"2025-02-24T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051649"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:52:20","slug":"trumps-latest-mass-firings-devastate-local-economies-raise-home-prices-and-threaten-veterans-earned-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-latest-mass-firings-devastate-local-economies-raise-home-prices-and-threaten-veterans-earned-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Latest Mass Firings Devastate Local Economies, Raise Home Prices, and Threaten Veterans\u2019 Earned Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Donald Trump spent his entire campaign lying to the American people about lowering costs \u201con Day One,\u201d<\/a> but has instead spent his time in office enacting reckless mass firings and funding freezes. With his latest round of mass firings, Trump is gutting local economies and \u201cworsen[ing] America\u2019s housing crisis\u201d<\/a> while cuts to VA staff could leave veterans stranded without access to \u201clife or death\u201d<\/a> medical care. The \u201cripple effects<\/a> could create a significant drag on local economies,\u201d <\/strong>and the American people are taking notice<\/a>: Trump doesn\u2019t care about working families and refuses to take any responsibility<\/a> for the disaster he is unleashing on the American people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a look at how Trump\u2019s latest mass firings are hurting Americans across the country and putting the economy at risk for everyone: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cHUD cuts expected to worsen America\u2019s housing crisis, staffers say\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSharp cuts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are likely to upend housing markets, make homes less affordable and roil mortgage transactions, <\/strong>according to current and former employees, contractors and housing experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe changes come amid a national housing crisis, with not enough homes and ever-rising costs. <\/strong>Current and former staffers, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal, said it was increasingly difficult to answer how and whether HUD can carry out its core functions as the federal government\u2019s top housing agency. \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Office of Community Planning and Development \u2014 which has a large portfolio spanning veteran housing, disaster recovery<\/strong>, homelessness and community block grants<\/strong> \u2014 will be cut by 84 percent<\/strong> by late May \u2026 The Office of Public and Indian Housing, which serves over 3.5 million households, will be cut by 50 percent<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity \u2014 which focuses on eliminating housing discrimination, including for the disabled \u2014 will be cut by nearly 77 percent.<\/strong> There is also the broad expectation that field offices, especially smaller ones in more rural parts of the country, will be shuttered. <\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStaffers also emphasized that these cuts appear to contrast with President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign promises to make housing more affordable.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yahoo Finance<\/a>: \u201cAbout 23% of the 1.97 million federal civilian workers are located in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The remaining live in the rest of the US and its territories, according to a December report from the Congressional Research Service. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDepending on how many layoffs each community absorbs, the ripple effects could create a significant drag on local economies, making them more vulnerable to any national slowdown.<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of the congressional districts that have the highest share of federal workers are home to military bases that each employ hundreds, even thousands, of civilian workers who support the base operations.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cVA layoffs spark concerns about veterans\u2019 care: \u2018This could be life or death\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe dismissals of more than 1,000 new employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs as part of the wave of federal government layoffs have led to serious concerns that it could hinder operations at medical facilities and impact benefits for former service members.<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the number of claims filed under the PACT Act continues to grow \u2026 \u2018[t]he cuts to the Veteran Crisis Line and other support services suggest that veterans seeking assistance may encounter longer wait times and diminished service quality.\u2019<\/strong> \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe former staff staff sergeant [Andrew Lennox] worries the cuts could lead to a reduction in the quality of care for veterans. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[M]any of the calls [the VA has] already receive[d] from distressed veterans have to do with roadblocks regarding receiving their benefits.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump spent his entire campaign lying to the American people about lowering costs \u201con Day One,\u201d but has instead spent his time in office enacting reckless mass firings and funding freezes. 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