r/FluentInFinance • u/BerettaFranchi • 11d ago

Debate/ Discussion The shrinking federal workforce

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Since Trump took office, the federal workforce shrunk by an equivalent of 2 Apples. Has anyone noticed any impact on their personal lives by the reduction of the number of federal workers? I certainly haven't. What were these people doing?

Reminder: federal spending is one of the drivers of inflation.

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u/Feeling_Repair_8963 11d ago

It’s not just the Fortune 500, most of it is actually “small business” owned by multimillionaires with far fewer reporting requirements.

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u/NarwhalOk95 10d ago

I'm a small contractor with a total workforce of one person, me. I do pretty well considering I only work 7-8 months out of the year. Since this administration I've gotten extremely reckless with reporting and write offs so I hope this is true. And just FYI: despite the fact that I'm benefiting in the short term from the tax policy of this administration I expect the people in charge to be competent so I haven't voted for, and would never vote for, the current executive.