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Re:The Forest Service Is Losing 2,400 Jobs–Including Most of... by wumeow on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @09:40PM (#41920806)
For those who are disappointed in this, don't blame Ukraine or defense spending, blame Republicans. The Forest Service budget is set by the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee which is majority Republican. Their press release on the FY25 bill is here:

https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-v...

If you don't believe they're partisan, read through the "key takeaways" section. They are responsible for this budget shortfall. Their games of government shutdown chicken are also the reason the budget hasn't even been finalized yet.

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Re:The Forest Service Is Losing 2,400 Jobs–Including Most of... by trowflahbung on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @06:16AM (#41923571)
Blame both Democrats and Republicans. There is more than enough money to go around in this nation, but they’re all too busy sending it abroad whether direct spending, frivolous military deployments, or subsidizing our own defense industry.

The whole system is rotten and corrupt.

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Re:The Forest Service Is Losing 2,400 Jobs–Including Most of... by 0xdde on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @01:30PM (#41927304)
I'm not following your argument. Even if there were less spending on these other items, there is no indication Republicans would support any more funds for the Forest Service.
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