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2025-02-12 19:09:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D179E3E2E2CD6015FFF42ED16B4065F4D2455190E2F94C5673F3AA5518E58601
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If they fired 80% of federal employees (2.2 million layoffs), the federal budget would shrink 3.5–4%. The 2024 deficit was $6.75 trillion, which is about 26% of the federal budget. https://x.com/paulnovosad/status/1889507570135584898?t=R0fl3aup2R_F8wGIiZleWQ&s=19 https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#:~:text=In%20FY%202024%2C%20the%20federal,referred%20to%20as%20deficit%20spending. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CEU9091000001
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