Trump layoffs of fed workers will fundamentally change DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words: contracting will skyrocket and the number of federal government employees will grow over the course of ten years after T leaves office. DC will be back to DC eventually. It always rises and falls.

That said, where are these other cities that are so much cheaper with better job markets? I am from Raleigh, NC and even ten years ago it was much cheaper than here, but now it's pulled even. Many other job centers have too.

I always wonder if people are making apples-to-apples comparisons with statements like this. I just visited some friends in Durham who bought a four bedroom, relatively newer house for about $400K. Their neighborhood seemed nice, safe, and well-located. I am sure there are pricier neighborhoods, but I doubt even the most desirable areas in the RDU would approach DC-area pricing. I just checked Zillow, and it shows lots of three-bedroom new construction houses for $400K in Raleigh.

That's like living in the far exurbia here. You can certainly find cheaper housing in DC metro if you want to live far out with the only plausible driving options being series of boring a$$ strip malls and depressing suburban subdivisions with identical cookie cutter homes and nowhere to go on foot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words: contracting will skyrocket and the number of federal government employees will grow over the course of ten years after T leaves office. DC will be back to DC eventually. It always rises and falls.

That said, where are these other cities that are so much cheaper with better job markets? I am from Raleigh, NC and even ten years ago it was much cheaper than here, but now it's pulled even. Many other job centers have too.

I predict this as well, and can’t wait for everyone to realize contractors are more expensive than gov

No Trump wants to reduce spending. They will cancel programs and departments. They are not going to rehire contractors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words: contracting will skyrocket and the number of federal government employees will grow over the course of ten years after T leaves office. DC will be back to DC eventually. It always rises and falls.

That said, where are these other cities that are so much cheaper with better job markets? I am from Raleigh, NC and even ten years ago it was much cheaper than here, but now it's pulled even. Many other job centers have too.

I always wonder if people are making apples-to-apples comparisons with statements like this. I just visited some friends in Durham who bought a four bedroom, relatively newer house for about $400K. Their neighborhood seemed nice, safe, and well-located. I am sure there are pricier neighborhoods, but I doubt even the most desirable areas in the RDU would approach DC-area pricing. I just checked Zillow, and it shows lots of three-bedroom new construction houses for $400K in Raleigh.

I live in Raleigh (formerly of DC...). It really depends on the neighborhood. We paid $550 for our four bedroom house, but we could have gone as high as $900 or a million. I think the difference is that you have a range of prices here and a lot more affordability. There's townhouses across the street from us that are 3 bed for $350k, it just depends on what you want. That being said my job here would probably pay about $50k more a year in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there will be massive layoffs this year. Social Security will run out sooner than you think.

We already know about many government jobs being lost, are you saying private sector also will have mass layoffs? This will not be regional.

[Anonymous]

The whole DMV area is going to tank.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole DMV area is going to tank.

Everything is very unstable now even beyond DMV because this affects stock market too. Chaos has broader economic implications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words: contracting will skyrocket and the number of federal government employees will grow over the course of ten years after T leaves office. DC will be back to DC eventually. It always rises and falls.

That said, where are these other cities that are so much cheaper with better job markets? I am from Raleigh, NC and even ten years ago it was much cheaper than here, but now it's pulled even. Many other job centers have too.

I predict this as well, and can’t wait for everyone to realize contractors are more expensive than gov

No Trump wants to reduce spending. They will cancel programs and departments. They are not going to rehire contractors.

They are cutting the contractors already. But a lot of people in this area are wealthy and can live off investments and maintain their nice homes. Some parts of DC will fair better than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words: contracting will skyrocket and the number of federal government employees will grow over the course of ten years after T leaves office. DC will be back to DC eventually. It always rises and falls.

That said, where are these other cities that are so much cheaper with better job markets? I am from Raleigh, NC and even ten years ago it was much cheaper than here, but now it's pulled even. Many other job centers have too.

I predict this as well, and can’t wait for everyone to realize contractors are more expensive than gov

No Trump wants to reduce spending. They will cancel programs and departments. They are not going to rehire contractors.

All Trump wants to do is get back at people and keep his a$$ out of jail. He won't even cut spending next year much less long term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words: contracting will skyrocket and the number of federal government employees will grow over the course of ten years after T leaves office. DC will be back to DC eventually. It always rises and falls.

That said, where are these other cities that are so much cheaper with better job markets? I am from Raleigh, NC and even ten years ago it was much cheaper than here, but now it's pulled even. Many other job centers have too.

I predict this as well, and can’t wait for everyone to realize contractors are more expensive than gov

No Trump wants to reduce spending. They will cancel programs and departments. They are not going to rehire contractors.

No he doesn't. He wants every agency, every corporation, and even sovereign nations answering only to him. It's a power grab, at the expense of Congress. That's what all this back and forth is about. "Your staff is all fired/ your foreign assistance is canceled/ your trade agreements are void. Oh, you want it back? Kiss the ring and you'll get it."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words: contracting will skyrocket and the number of federal government employees will grow over the course of ten years after T leaves office. DC will be back to DC eventually. It always rises and falls.

That said, where are these other cities that are so much cheaper with better job markets? I am from Raleigh, NC and even ten years ago it was much cheaper than here, but now it's pulled even. Many other job centers have too.

I predict this as well, and can’t wait for everyone to realize contractors are more expensive than gov

No Trump wants to reduce spending. They will cancel programs and departments. They are not going to rehire contractors.

No he doesn't. He wants every agency, every corporation, and even sovereign nations answering only to him. It's a power grab, at the expense of Congress. That's what all this back and forth is about. "Your staff is all fired/ your foreign assistance is canceled/ your trade agreements are void. Oh, you want it back? Kiss the ring and you'll get it."

No thanks.