More bad news

balzaccom

Feb 16, 2025

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We've heard from a number of our friends in the US Forest Service that these budgets cuts are a disaster for a chronically underfunded part of our public service sector.

https://thenextsummit.org/public-land-purge-the-4400-federal-layoffs-that-will-devastate-rural-america/

So sad to see America's great treasures being managed like a venture capital investment, cutting staff and slashing value. What's next? Will they be sold off, piece by piece for profit?

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