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20 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Jun \ on: Uncle Sam’s Credit Rating Story Is Serious News: But Does it Matter? econ
The BBB deserves a lot of criticism for not taking advantage of this historic appetite for cutting into the deep state.
However, many from our camp are giving Trump too little credit for pushing a budget that does actually make cuts to the departments, some very significant.
I think it is the rest of the little details that a lot of people are objecting to. You know, like the prohibition of state AI controls for ten years and the still remaining pork as well as the whole thing being a rehash of OBiden’s last budget. OBiden’s last budget and a few budgets before that have all been based on, apparently, Clinton or Bush era budgets. Budgets need to be made in 12 bills.
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I get it, and I'm not saying not to criticize it, but there's relatively little acknowledgement that it's actually making substantial cuts. Many of us gave up on ever seeing that.
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I don’t know if they are substantial or not, however, i will admit that they are, finally, cuts! Any cut is better than no cuts. It would be even better if the bill slashed regulations and regulators much more than it does. The economy would work much better if there was much less interference in it.
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It's weirdly hard to find a good summary of the cuts, although I know I've seen one.
We're talking about agencies losing over 10% of their budgets and tens of thousands of employees, as well as some being relocated out of DC (which will lead to mass resignations).
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The more mass resignations the better!! There are some agencies that should be losing their whole budget and being shut down completely. Then, maybe, more common-sense will prevail.
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That is the explicit task of the Secretary of Education. They are really trying to end that. USAID, as well.