From The Daily Caller:
Trump’s Budget Plan Expected To Include Cuts Of Historic Proportions
The budget that Donald Trump is expected to send to Congress this week will include cuts to the federal government that the country hasn’t seen in 70 years.
The president’s budget for the fiscal 2018 year, set for release on Thursday, reportedly calls for a significant reduction in spending for environmental and public housing agencies while reducing the number of federal employees and adding millions to the defense spending.
The administration is expected to cut the Environmental Protection Agency budget by 25 percent and reduce its staff by 19 percent. The new budget also reportedly shrinks Department of Housing and Urban Development spending by nearly 14 percent, or $6 billion in cuts, and could could also include a slash to the Department of Commerce’s budget by 18 percent.
A good start. There is no bureaucracy in the known universe that willingly downsizes itself. These have been allowed to grow unfettered and it is well past time to trim the fat to the bone. The rending of garments, gnashing of teeth, lamentation of their women and the howling at the moon will be epic (and delicious to see).
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