President Trump has decided every Government worker, employee is part of the Deep State undermining his Administration!
Tweety thinks Government workers are against him so he says his "budget" cannot allow the annual Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)! This is stupid and unfair.
"Trump cancels pay raises for federal employees"
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Updated 2:05 AM ET, Fri August 31, 2018
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/30/politics/trump-cancels-federal-employee-pay-raises/index.html
"Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told lawmakers on Thursday he wants to scrap a pay raise for civilian federal workers, saying the nation's budget couldn't support it.
In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Trump described the pay increase as "inappropriate."
"We must maintain efforts to put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course, and Federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases," the President wrote.
An across-the-board 2.1% pay increase for federal workers was slated to take effect in January. In addition, a yearly adjustment of paychecks based on the region of the country where a worker is posted -- the "locality pay increase" -- was due to take effect.
Trump said both increases should no longer happen."
Wow! Tweety's willing to build a ~$22billion Wall, increase defense budgets out of sight, create trillion dollar deficits with tax cuts for the rich top 1% and for big businesses . . . . Will Congress rescue our Government employees? We'll see what courage Congress has.
"In his letter, Trump wrote the locality increase in 2019 would average 25.70% and cost the federal government $25 billion. But he did not say whether the locality adjustments already in place would remain in effect and the White House did not immediately clarify.
Pay for military personnel will not be affected by Trump's decree; instead, US troops are due a 2.6% pay increase next year. Trump frequently trumpets the military pay raise while listing his administration's accomplishments. The raise came as part of a massive $716 billion defense spending bill that Trump signed earlier this month."
