If politicians on the Hill had spent the last 50 years being honest about what things cost and what the actual impact of tax cuts is we’d be able to have those conversations regularly. They have not had those conversations.
That aside there is a legal way to make things better - pass appropriations bills and adjust taxation accordingly. Including payroll taxes for earned benefits.
Not true either. The president makes a request. Congress passes a budget resolution. Committees develop appropriations. After a CR or two those appropriations get passed. Once passed the executive branch executes them. The process works as designed.
I agree we haven’t had regular order appropriations. It was a problem in the GW Bush administration when I joined federal service. Again that’s a Congress issue. President still turn in their budget requests largely on time.
Trump is a republicans because that was his path to power. Characterizing him as a populist remains the most hilarious thing you do around here. He definitely uses populist rhetoric but don’t govern as a populist last time and isn’t this time.
Yeah his notion of a person working full time for minimum wage as being functionally unemployed miscalls takes my entire state’s economy down. And I think a LOT of Mississippians would disagree with that statement.
The three biggest sources of deadwood are tax breaks for corporations and the 1% - they have never trickled down nor have there ever driven growth as promised; defense spending and tax incentives for business (like ethanol subsidies). Canning off the 1% that is foreign aid is never going to help. Ditto firing half the federal workforce. What has been proposed so far is burning it all down so that rich tech bros don’t have their greed impinged on. Nothing more nothing less.
So want it all burned down. You offer no real solutions to the problems you identify. And you remain convinced that federal civil servants - doing what congress told them to do - need to suffer as a consequence. Got it.
Should anyone care to read it the EO reducing the federal workforce is out. Of note, agencies not “required” by statute will be prioritized. Know what doesn’t have an authorizing statue or organic act? NOAA. The Weather service does and the fisheries service does, but despite numerous attempts the rest of NOAA does not.
I’m sure we will get there because you can’t cut the workforce that far back without impacting systems. But once you cut NSF 50% does it matter if all the supercomputers in boulder are still on? Or at oak ridge? No one will be able to buy the compute time.
You keep being presented with facts that show you that funds going to politico were for professional subscription services. A good many GOP Congress critters subscribe to the same professional services. It’s like buying a WaPo subscription. Nothing more nefarious then that.
Well yes they do for some things. Having previously managed large cooperative agreements for my agency I can also say confidently it’s not mostly the case. Especially if the university has a medical school.
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We have such a way. It’s called elections.
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If politicians on the Hill had spent the last 50 years being honest about what things cost and what the actual impact of tax cuts is we’d be able to have those conversations regularly. They have not had those conversations.
That aside there is a legal way to make things better - pass appropriations bills and adjust taxation accordingly. Including payroll taxes for earned benefits.
On “Deficits, Debt, and DOGE”
Not true either. The president makes a request. Congress passes a budget resolution. Committees develop appropriations. After a CR or two those appropriations get passed. Once passed the executive branch executes them. The process works as designed.
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These actions won’t actually do away with the “fed up”
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Every congressman’s wasted spending is some other congressman’s jobs program.
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At one point in history yea they were. And?
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The House reconciliation package is out. $2 trillion in cuts. Which means earned benefits getting hit.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-gop-releases-budget-calling-trillions-cuts-taxes-spending-rcna191215?
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I’d agree as well.
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That wasn’t a reply to you. Reading comprehension.
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I agree we haven’t had regular order appropriations. It was a problem in the GW Bush administration when I joined federal service. Again that’s a Congress issue. President still turn in their budget requests largely on time.
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Trump is a republicans because that was his path to power. Characterizing him as a populist remains the most hilarious thing you do around here. He definitely uses populist rhetoric but don’t govern as a populist last time and isn’t this time.
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Remember that only Democrats have agency.
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Because Congress directs it.
Did you not take civics in school? Are you that unaware of how federal spending works?
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Yeah his notion of a person working full time for minimum wage as being functionally unemployed miscalls takes my entire state’s economy down. And I think a LOT of Mississippians would disagree with that statement.
Looking for ears to your debunk.
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There has been sunlight for nearly two decades. It’s called USAspending.gov
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Elon is not Auditing anything.
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The three biggest sources of deadwood are tax breaks for corporations and the 1% - they have never trickled down nor have there ever driven growth as promised; defense spending and tax incentives for business (like ethanol subsidies). Canning off the 1% that is foreign aid is never going to help. Ditto firing half the federal workforce. What has been proposed so far is burning it all down so that rich tech bros don’t have their greed impinged on. Nothing more nothing less.
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So want it all burned down. You offer no real solutions to the problems you identify. And you remain convinced that federal civil servants - doing what congress told them to do - need to suffer as a consequence. Got it.
In other words nothing new. Move on people.
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Should anyone care to read it the EO reducing the federal workforce is out. Of note, agencies not “required” by statute will be prioritized. Know what doesn’t have an authorizing statue or organic act? NOAA. The Weather service does and the fisheries service does, but despite numerous attempts the rest of NOAA does not.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative/
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I’m sure we will get there because you can’t cut the workforce that far back without impacting systems. But once you cut NSF 50% does it matter if all the supercomputers in boulder are still on? Or at oak ridge? No one will be able to buy the compute time.
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And it’s getting worse:
https://www.newsweek.com/judge-paul-engelmayer-faces-impeachment-blockings-musks-doge-2029461
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You keep being presented with facts that show you that funds going to politico were for professional subscription services. A good many GOP Congress critters subscribe to the same professional services. It’s like buying a WaPo subscription. Nothing more nefarious then that.
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What little we are hearing is not good. NSF has been told 50%. Others are likely to be similar.
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Yes and?
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Well yes they do for some things. Having previously managed large cooperative agreements for my agency I can also say confidently it’s not mostly the case. Especially if the university has a medical school.