Salaries make up about 6.6% of federal spending so all of these staff reductions are a tiny drop in the federal budget. They're either performative or meant to hobble federal agencies so they can't perform their function. Or both. It's maddening. - ThreadSky

jencross.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Salaries make up about 6.6% of federal spending so all of these staff reductions are a tiny drop in the federal budget. They're either performative or meant to hobble federal agencies so they can't perform their function. Or both. It's maddening.

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Let me speak plainly. The National Park Service, for decades, has been under-resourced and under-staffed.

Additional losses of any kind are devastating to an agency that was already on life support. #ParkChat

www.bostonherald.com/2025/03/05/t...

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bigbrain1234.bsky.social•5 days ago

If it’s not working (even if it’s not working because you broke it) then you can claim it needs to be taken over and ran by a private equity firm (that’s conveniently connected to Trump, musk, or allies willing to cut you in)

One theory I’ve heard.

jencross.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yeah, basically a transition to an oligarchy. An awful potential future.

clarelucy.bsky.social•5 days ago

They have amply demonstrated their total lack of care, competence and credibility.

meanderingwa.bsky.social•5 days ago

how much income do the parks bring to the surrounding communities. Substantial I am sure. If Bryce Canyon is forced to close, the village of Bryce is a great example of knock on damage potential

jencross.bsky.social•5 days ago

Just going to leave this here.

https://bsky.app/profile/joshtpm.bsky.social/post/3ljqxruw46c2g

terps3040.bsky.social•5 days ago

Bringing back botulism!

ztopia.bsky.social•5 days ago

These cuts are aimed at destabilizing and destroying the lives of all of us.

They’re so dangerous en masse and must be stopped for everyone’s sake.

stevese.bsky.social•5 days ago

Break it, sell the assets and then hire private cronies to perform the services poorly

sailorbp.bsky.social•5 days ago

Both! Sabotage, plain and simple

briancreekphoto.bsky.social•5 days ago

They want to eliminate regulations and enforcement, and turn public lands over to private owners. If public lands are not attractive to visitors, they will lose public support, making privatization easier.

markjsjordan.bsky.social•5 days ago

Maddening touches the surface.

dsyzdek.bsky.social•5 days ago

I often work with BLM, USFWS, USGS, and NPS people and all those agencies have no fat on their bones to cut.

These cuts are absolutely brutal.

lydierohlydier.bsky.social•5 days ago

Well both, yes. Also this is a prelude to privatizing them. Create dysfunction, then privatization becomes the evident solution.

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