Federal employees COLA slashed

[GMDino]

(02-13-2020, 01:41 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: What a colossal douche. Says he has to cut COLA increase from 2.5% to 1% due to economic conditions. Then turns around the next day and claims greatest economy of all time. I’m sure gas prices, food cost, housing cost and education costs will be similarly reduced to an only 1% combined increase...

““Even more absurdly, Trump is justifying ordering the cut on the grounds that the country is in the midst of a ‘national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare,’ which the White House says authorizes the president to ‘implement alternative plans for pay adjustments,'” Hannon added. “So which is it? The best economy in the history of economies or a national economic emergency? Either way, somebody’s lying.””

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-quietly-slashes-pay-raise-for-federal-workers/

I mentioned this over in the deficit thread but we all know DJT hates actually paying anyone but himself (and maybe his kids) so it's no surprise there.  Nor is it a surprise that he's talking out both his mouth and his read about the economy.

He's a loser.