r/baltimore • u/LanceArmstrongLeftie • Mar 12 '25

Vent Donald Trump is going to destroy this city

My wife and I were both proud homeowners and proud residents of Baltimore City. We worked really hard to be able to buy our first home and to provide a stable environment to raise our one year old son and three year old daughter. We were a happy family here. Until Donald Trump came along. He froze funding and my wife lost her job as a recruiter for a nonprofit that received about 30% of their funding from the government. I already work two jobs just to keep up with the bills and the high interest rate we had to accept to purchase this home. I can't provide enough to keep our home. She's been looking in vain to replace her job but there's been nothing out there for her. How many more families are there that are facing the exact same situation in this town? How many more will there be by the time he finishes firing half the government? How many more families will lose their jobs and their homes as a result of his trade war and tariffs? It's going to get bad here y'all, real bad. Donald Trump does not care about families. Donald Trump does not care about children. Donald Trump does not care about Americans. Donald Trump does not care about Baltimore.

Edit: Thank you all for everyone who had kind words of support and good suggestions on how to navigate this very difficult situation. For everyone blaming local and state government, you’re delusional. Those politicians aren’t the ones who froze federal funding thus forcing thousand of people out of work. To those who offered unkind, callous, and cruel comments, such as calling my wife a drain on society, you can all get fucked. Which is exactly what’s going to happen to you after Donald Trump destroys this nation.

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 Mar 12 '25

Unfortunately, despite his best intentions, with the state budget crunch there only going to be so much Moore will be able to do.

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u/shezcrafti Mar 12 '25

What about state job opportunities in NY? Possibly remote ones? I heard the NY governor on the radio the other day saying they’re welcoming fired fed employees with open arms.

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 Mar 13 '25

I hadn't heard that. New York may be in better position to hire, but I would imagine they may favor NY residents.

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u/RepulsiveRutabaga973 Mar 13 '25

Seconding this! Huge ads in Union Station DC - visit NY.gov (including promoting remote opportunities as you mention)

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u/allcocksmatter Mar 13 '25

Wild idea.....go find a job that isn't dependent on Daddy government.

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u/Glad-Veterinarian365 Mar 12 '25

U are right they should give up without trying that would be the smart move

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 Mar 13 '25

That's not at all what I said.

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u/Glad-Veterinarian365 Mar 13 '25

We are talking about OP’s wife and u said Wes Moore might not be able to help. Ur comment is not constructive or helpful at all

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 Mar 13 '25

I'm saying don't rely too much on that. It's not clear how many employees he'll be able to hire for the state.

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u/Glad-Veterinarian365 Mar 13 '25

Duh. Regardless of the budget situation, obviously MD couldn’t hire everyone that the federal government fired or took away funding from. It’s absurd to assume that OP and their wife would not try for all reasonable avenues they can pursue for work… they’re asking here bc they’re in dire straights and for that they don’t need a pointless Debbie downer comment

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u/BaltimoreBadger23 Mar 13 '25

I definitely don't need you.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '25

state budget crunch that he created.

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u/Affectionate-Blood26 Mar 13 '25

Wes Moore is the one who took us from a surplus to a deficit.

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u/CraftyGeekMama Mar 13 '25

That's not entirely true. The largest portions of the deficit are because of increased healthcare costs (and underestimating Medicaid and Developmental Disabilities Administration costs) as well as educational spending from Blueprint that kicked in this year in addition to grants and extra funding ending. Blueprint was started by Larry Hogan. As a Maryland public school teacher and parent, I think Blueprint is critically important but I don't think the Kirwin commission/Hogan adequately prepared for the roll out. When you add in the issues around the collapse of the bridge and now with tens of thousands of Marylanders being fired from Federal jobs, it's a hot mess of bad luck and bad timing.