What are the broader impacts of federal employee cuts according to Amanda Mae Downey?

According to Amanda, the federal employee cuts will create a ripple effect starting with employees and their families, but extending into their communities. She explains that natural resources and public lands will suffer from reduced care standards, which will ultimately impact tourism and the local economy. As someone who has lived, worked, and played in her community her entire life, Amanda finds this particularly heartbreaking since her community depends heavily on tourism. She emphasizes that these cuts not only affect federal workers directly but will deteriorate the quality of public land management, creating cascading negative effects throughout the community ecosystem.