As the pitched battle over the nation’s debt crisis shifts to the White House, federal employees in Maryland are bracing for a series of benefit cuts they say would have a devastating effect on the state’s economy.
Months after more than 200,000 federal workers in Maryland were hit with a two-year pay freeze to help reduce a $1.3 trillion budget deficit, many say they now are worried lawmakers are eying government retirement plans and health benefits for cuts in the scramble to strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling.
The government has until Aug. 2 to raise the $14.3 trillion debt limit or risk defaulting on the nation’s obligations. Republicans and many Democrats want significant budget cuts before they agree to lift that cap.
4 comments:
Wouldn't this put all federal workers on edge, effecting all of the 50 states economy?
A devistating effect on the state economy?
HA!
How about the rediculous tax rates to pay for your bloated overcompensating unnecessary federal job?
What effect does that have on the economy.
Oh, and B.T.W. federal jobs don't produce wealth, they suck wealth away from those who produce it.
Are we supposed to feel sorry for federal workers most of whom will retire at the first chance and suck off of the tax payers longer then they actually worked the job?
Didn't they realize paying someone a pension and benefits including spousal benefits for sometimes 30-40 years was going to catch up?
They should be worried about more than benefits, some federal departments should be eliminated entirely. Then they need to worry about losing their jobs altogether. Between the federal and state governments, Maryland is full of government workers. This is why MD can afford to be so business unfriendly.
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