DOGE layoffs are expected to lead to private sector layoffs as well which will lead to decreased consumer spending 🇺🇸 In addition the Trump Administration is increasing prices at the same time for Americans through tariffs without any clear increase in income for Americans. Many companies in the private sector are now considering pausing raises, freezing hiring, and calculating how many layoffs are necessary to deal with the Trump Adminstration’s economic policies.

https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/21/each-federal-layoff-could-lead-to-at-least-1-other-job-loss-in-the-private-sector/

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(Most) of the private sector businesses freezing hiring or pausing raises were dependent on inappropriate govt contracts