Seattle Nice Does Trump's economy spell doom for Seattle?
It’s day 81 of the Trump administration as we record this episode (on Friday morning) and things are getting … alarming. Seattleites are increasingly freaking out about the chaos and insanity in the Other Washington, and who can blame them?
Middle school students in West Seattle were rushed inside because someone thought they saw an ICE vehicle (spoiler alert: it was just plain ol’ SPD). And Erica's got the grim details about how Trump's "slash and burn" cuts are starting to hit local homelessness programs. And if that wasn't enough, brace yourselves after last week’s City budget forecast – which projects a $241 million revenue gap. We discuss the impossible task facing city budget planners as they try to predict the impact of Trump’s erratic trade policies and the resulting stock and bond market volatility, and we consider the grim prospect of what the hell might happen to the City’s finances (nothing good!) if Trump truly tanks the economy.
Admittedly, it’s a pessimistic convo this week. But hey, at least we all agree on this one. Buckle up, Seattle Nice listeners, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
Our editor is Quinn Waller.
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