other things a sharp reduction in the federal government
in both size and reach. In his second term he has succeeded
beyond the expectations of many.
The federal government now has fewer employees than at
any time since 1966, when Lyndon Johnson grew the
bureaucracy to build his "Great Society". Over 150,000
federal employees accepted a buyout offer from the
Trump Administration early in Trump's current term.
Many thousands more were shown the door in lawful
"reductions in force" with the reorganizations of agencies.
Trump recently proposed a 2027 federal budget that would
greatly reduce non-defense discretionary spending.
This is all on the plus side of Trump's government overhaul.
However, the derivative savings would be swallowed up by
the large-scale yet much needed defense expenditures which
are also proposed by the president. And Trump will have to
address the matter of Medicare and Social Security and their
roles in driving gaping deficits. But seeing Trump's performance
so far your confident Peasant believes that he will find a way to
bring long-term revenues and total spending into harmony and
balance. A challenging job to be sure, but President Trump
has so far accomplished things that past presidents have either
failed to do or wouldn't try to do. Stay tuned.
MEM
