'Senior Trump Official' On Shutdown: 'We Do Not Want Most Employees To Return'

[idahoblue]

57. My husband works for the forest service

Over the years, his trail crew has gone from 15-20 to 8. That is 8 people to maintain or rebuild almost 800 mile of trails in Idaho’s most popular rec area. They once had 12 wilderness rangers, now there are 3.

My husband’s boss retired, his position was not replaced. His job was split between my husband and another person. She then took another job so he has done both jobs for years.

He spends the winter writing grants, if he did not do that there would be no trail maintenance at all. The economy of the area depends on hike, bike and motorized trails. That would be small businesses in rural communities.

This is a plan to defund until agencies are no longer viable. It is a ploy to sell public lands, privatize everything for maximum profit for a few oligarchs. Our country will not be recognizable in a few years if we cannot put a stop to this.