[bryanlarsen]

Headcount reduction could increase the deficit, not reduce it. Wages are only 5% of the Federal budget; reducing headcount will likely increase waste and increase the spend on expensive contractors.

Especially since the administration is likely to target the IRS especially heavily for headcount reduction. That'll drastically impact revenue.

[scarface_74]

Republicans have never cared about reducing the deficit. Trump isn’t even a traditional Republican. He definitely doesn’t care about the deficit

https://www.investopedia.com/democrats-vs-republicans-who-ha...