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@Drewnogal
Doing exactly what they promised to do before being elected to power and in a timely manner, handling crises with relevant political and expert inclusivity, leading by example with clear vision, coherent strategies and personal integrity.
@Earl-of-Trumps saidProcedures matter. DOGE is not following procedures, they're just swinging wildly and waiting to see what stops working and trying to reset it later. Like firing nuclear inspectors and re-hiring them a few days later. Really bad policy.
@moonbus - What is required is effective oversight.
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You are aware that we have an oversight committee in the house?
An amalgamation of good old boys, It's as useless as tits on a bull.
What we need us DOGE and a dedicated American with balls to drive it
The problem with congressional oversight is that it has become politicized and weaponized; Republican congressmen refuse even to investigate any suspected Republican malfeasances, much less censure or correct them, yet they spend millions of dollars and waste months and months taking Hunter's laptop apart hoping against hope that they might find some mud stick to Joe. Just to give you one example of something which jolly well should have been investigated was Jared Kushner's junket to Saudi Arabia, for which he was paid 2 billion dollars for unknown 'services rendered.' Whereas, Hunter got a couple of thousand dollars private loan from his dad to buy a used car; total nothing burger.
@Earl-of-Trumps saidWhy? Because, if you want to identify fraud and waste, you don’t hire a bunch of teenage computer programmers with no security clearances. And you don’t fire special prosecutors and investigators with years of professional experience. Trump and musk are going about this as complete amateurs.
@moonbus
mon ami, this is a brand new org operating in the first 2 months of an administration. Give it time. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Trump claims that 2 $trillion was saved in tax cuts and spending cuts, yet all people can do is b!tch about mistakes made.
Why.
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@chesstazar saidSuppose you were the CEO of a company which was hemorrhaging money. Would it make sense to hire an outside consultancy with no experience of such matters to come and fire everyone, stop paying the company's bills, and just wait to see what happens? Because that is exactly what Musk is doing. On the one hand, it would stop the spending spree. But on the other, it would destroy the company, a) because it would no longer provide the services and products which bring in revenue (in the govt's case, how are you going to bring in revenue if you fire the IRS agents who audit tax returns); and b) because once the word got round that the company hires and fires arbitrarily, no good people would come back to work for you.
@moonbus
When you're dealing with a hoarder, it's best to empty the house completely, then clean it and bring back what is essential.
The Democrats would love to slow down the process and hopefully wait for midterms and then stop the cleaning.
But, with Trump absolutely winning in his first month, I wouldn't be surprised if the midterms don't go against the president, which has been the norm in recent administrations.
Musk is gutting the occupational safety agency and the labor relations agency. This will have the immediate effect of allowing CEO's to stop implementing safety measures, and allowing them to fire employees on a Friday and hire them all back next Monday for half wages, thereby cutting running costs short-term. It will have the obvious long-term effects of leading to increased cases of worker injury and death, and higher medical costs for workers. Further, once the word goes round that CEO's no longer maintain safety measures or honor contracts, good workers won't work for them any more, quality control will lapse, and the companies will go bust. Pretty stupid policy, to gut OSHA and labor relations, to save a bit of money in the short-term.
https://apnews.com/article/uk-pancake-day-races-4cdc3fe75789355dc1ddb89d5e0730f0
@moonbus saidGood answer!
People who inspire others to get on board and pull together in hard times.
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
“I have a dream!”
@Earl-of-Trumps saidBusiness and government should never mix.
@Drewnogal
I would prefer a businessman or a high court justice.
TOTALLY different goals and bosses.
@Earl-of-Trumps saidThe current House Oversight Committee should be called the House Overreach Comittee.
@moonbus - What is required is effective oversight.
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You are aware that we have an oversight committee in the house?
An amalgamation of good old boys, It's as useless as tits on a bull.
What we need us DOGE and a dedicated American with balls to drive it
Also, yeah, a dedicated American. That leaves out Musk and any Trumpublican, including, of course, Trump himself. He loves himself far more than America. Or money. Or power.
And "DOGE"? Just yet another overreach.
@A-Unique-Nickname saidThe current pres just pockets all his profit from his grifts.
I'd offer everyone a free burrito of their choice to vote for me and get them addicted, then introduce a burrito tax after I'm elected. Use the money generated to improve health services.
@Earl-of-Trumps said"Austerity" measures are crap.
When they don't run it like a business, the spend a $trillion on pure crap. they don't know the word 'austere'
"Y'all just do without so I can get more, 'k?"
The other side to what you say is government should be, by definition, non-profit. Business is all-profit, all the time. These never play well together.
@Earl-of-Trumps saidWe've seen this movie before. Like Obama said, the sequel is always worse.
@moonbus
mon ami, this is a brand new org operating in the first 2 months of an administration. Give it time. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Trump claims that 2 $trillion was saved in tax cuts and spending cuts, yet all people can do is b!tch about mistakes made.
Why.
"Trump claims".
Yeah, and I have a few bridges to sell you. In Arizona.