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In line with the DOGE web site, 4 federal places of work in Springfield are slated for closure as a part of greater than 700 closures nationwide. Springfield enterprise proprietor John Chiang acquired a letter March 10 that his tenant, the U.S. Division of Labor, is terminating its lease for an workplace within the constructing at 3161 W. White Oaks Drive.
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CUT AT THE TOP
All of us agree authorities spending is uncontrolled (“DOGE cuts come to Springfield,” March 13). Get rid of the Division of Homeland Safety and reduce the Central Intelligence Company’s price range. The Division of Protection can afford $1 billion much less and nonetheless be probably the most highly effective drive on earth and supply high quality well being care and advantages to veterans.
We will establish hospital teams and pharmaceutical corporations that defraud Medicare and Medicaid. We will implement zero-based budgeting, trim layers of administration and discover redundancy in businesses. We will discover fraud and waste in federal contracts price tens of millions.
In a capitalistic society all of us perceive layoffs, however to terminate cheap, front-line workers that will not produce long-term financial savings primarily based on the false premise of poor efficiency (with out evaluation) is an insult to hard-working people. We’re all attempting to place meals on the desk, not a part of some deep state defrauding the federal government.
We’re upset at some billionaire who hasn’t offered new concepts and protects his billion-dollar federal contracts, all underneath the duvet of the federal company administrators and politicians who give themselves raises yearly and retire with good well being take care of life on our tax {dollars}.
Jim Landahl
Brookfield
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A CONTRADICTION
They need individuals to work within the workplace, but they’re closing all of the places of work.
Eric Hiatt
Through Facebook.com/illinoistimes
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KARMA
I hope if any of the individuals employed at these businesses voted for Trump that they notice that is their FAFO second.
Sarah Berkley
Through Facebook.com/illinoistimes
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NO CHOICE
The federal government goes broke, because of the Democrats. We actually haven’t any different alternative however to chop jobs and wasteful spending to be able to steadiness the price range.
Jeff Winchell
Through Facebook.com/illinoistimes
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THANKS FOR SERVICE
Mr. Tom Davis has been an enormous asset to the Massey Fee. His public participation is inspiring and really useful (“Massey Fee grapples with the problems,” March 6).
Evan Brown
Through Facebook.com/illinoistimes
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TAKE IT SERIOUSLY
It is a heinous crime and, though the perpetrator is a child nonetheless, he must be prosecuted as such (“Prices elevated for teen driver,” March 20). Did everybody already overlook an identical factor occurred to Dusty Rhodes and her canine? That is turning into a sample of youth conduct. Springfield wants to start out defending its pedestrians and their pets and rewarding protected and conscientious teen drivers.
Aaron Graves
Through Facebook.com/illinoistimes
