Laid-off federal workers are overwhelming states with unemployment requests, putting a strain on finances

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3. You ain't seen nothing yet

Everything you said is true but it isn't the whole story.

Although the most visible and dumbest, the firing of federal workers doesn't really even save that much money.

The real money is in the form of grants back to the states, The FEDS fill the coffers in States with huge chunks of money from agencies like HRS, FHWA, DOE, FEMA, EPA, HUD, etc.

Wait until they start whacking away at that. Even if they cut it by a third, it could put the state budgets underwater by ten percent.

For instance this article confirms Florida spending at 34% coming from the Feds. And that doesn't count Counties and Municipalities which also get a lot of money from DC.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/politifact/politifact-is-1-of-every-3-ron-desantis-spends-from-the-federal-government-yes/2995371/#:~:text=Federal%20funds%20make%20up%20about,24%2C%20which%20starts%20July%201.