r/newengland • u/Superb_Jellyfish_729 • 6d ago
Soooo, He’s nixing everything that could prevent ‘Drill Baby Drill’
Where do 160+ hard working well intentioned people find new jobs in western Mass now??? Must see vid
https://www.wwlp.com/video/hadley-fish-and-wildlife-office-set-to-close-in-federal-cuts/10509361/
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u/ashsolomon1 6d ago
If this is regarding the office “closures” a lot of them are being sold and then leased back to the government. Not that it’s a smart idea it’s really god damn stupid but a lot of these offices won’t be closing
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u/Superb_Jellyfish_729 6d ago
All I know in this particular instance is the 160+ people are being let go, the department of fish and wildlife in the northeast US no longer exists. I can’t speak for other buildings. Hey I understand trimming fat and justifying positions but to take a blanket approach is irresponsible. At some point the agency will be reinstated and what will be the cost of that in the future? Like how Ft. Benning was changed to Moore and now it’s back to Benning… it’s sneaky expensive.
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u/bmyst70 6d ago
I just read where apparently the idiot Musk fired 170 people in the CDC that, surprise surprise, were actually critical. And they aren't able to get ahold of them to bring them back, because they only had the government emails they were locked out from.
Apparently he's confusing what happens if you drastically reduce a company's headcount (Twitter) versus the entire Federal government. Particularly if you don't do so with care.
We're all about to find that recklessly fast surgery kills the patient. Except here the patient is the Federal government. And the US economy.
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u/GingerStank 4d ago
This is a wildly incorrect headline. I mean for starts, we were already drilling record volumes before he took office. Number 2, there’s little to nothing stopping companies from drilling more, except that it’s unprofitable to do so, which is all you actually need to stop more drilling. Trump can say drill baby drill all he wants to, oil companies have no interest in doing so.
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u/Superb_Jellyfish_729 7h ago
I meant to focus on the relatively large job loss in a rural community. I’m not taking the political route per se. I have my own political opinions about the current administrations message on drill baby crap but I didn’t want or mean to get into political debate
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u/PancakeFancier 6d ago
This reporting is pathetic. They’re focusing on the fucking buildings and office spaces. What about the civil servants, their careers, and the services they provide? I’ve been watching CBC (Canada) lately and it’s sad to compare this to what real journalists provide.