Kansas City Public Radio Documents Local Hardship Amid DOGE Cuts

Or . . .

NEWSFLASH!!! NOBODY LIKES LAYOFFS & THEY TYPICALLY DON'T HELP ANYBODY!!!

It's not that we disagree . . . BUT, we're pretty much talked this one to death . . . And as the economy continues to slide into recession . . . There might be more time to figure out even more "nuanced" arguments to  help to distract from economic peril.

At this point the conversation has devolved into fractured groups of surprisingly similar broke-a$$ people enjoying "vengeance" or misery amid the increasingly crowded fight over crumbs that continue to become even more scarce.

 In the meantime, here's a bit more context and info . . .

One local economic researcher said it remained unclear just how deep that hardship will be in Kansas City, including whether it will just slow growth or cause population losses.

“It’s a big burden that’s being placed on a narrow group of people,” said Frank Lenk, director of the Office of Economic Development at the Mid-America Regional Council, a nonprofit of city and county governments in the Kansas City region. “It will definitely take some of the steam out of the local economy.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE's cuts is everywhere

Money once promised to the region for public health, environmental, diversity, food aid and an array of other programs has been axed, and thousands of local jobs are in jeopardy.