We need to cut spending

T. A. Gardner said:
True, but some things are obviously something the government should be doing. Air traffic control is a good example. No, there is nothing in basic or founding documents about that, but it is a necessity and it is interstate in nature. Having the federal government do it so the system is coordinated makes sense. Having each state do it with their own rules and regulations makes zero sense.

On the other hand, education is clearly not a federal function in any way shape, or form.
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I dont agree that air traffic controllers need to be federal employees. I understand the need for a universal system regarding air traffic but there's any number of departments that could regulate that
 
Yakuda said:
I dont agree that air traffic controllers need to be federal employees. I understand the need for a universal system regarding air traffic but there's any number of departments that could regulate that
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It requires regulation at the federal level even if it just the rules and regulations. Air traffic control is an interstate and international issue. The later is clearly a federal function not a state one. By putting the system at the federal level, you avoid duplication of effort, differences in operational methods and equipment, etc.

It's like the interstate highway system. That is run federally because these are both interstate and defense roads. Standardization is required for them.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
It requires regulation at the federal level even if it just the rules and regulations. Air traffic control is an interstate and international issue. The later is clearly a federal function not a state one. By putting the system at the federal level, you avoid duplication of effort, differences in operational methods and equipment, etc.

It's like the interstate highway system. That is run federally because these are both interstate and defense roads. Standardization is required for them.
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Right but the people building and fixing the interstate highway system don't need to be federal employees neither do air traffic controllers
 
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Inside House Democrats' DOGE-curious bloc​



President-elect Trump and Elon Musk are finding a wellspring of unexpected cooperation from Democrats in their plans to crack down on government waste and inefficiency.


Why it matters: Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency," or DOGE, has been a mostly Republican brainstorm so far, but centrist and progressive Democrats have begun offering ideas for it.

  • Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), the lone Democrat to join Congress' new DOGE caucus, told Axios he thinks "more Dems will join the caucus."
  • Doing so "gets you a voice to fight for the things where there's bipartisan agreement and fight against the irrational things that will probably get proposed," he said.

Zoom in: Axios interviewed more than a half-dozen House Democrats who, rather than balk at DOGE, had suggestions for how it can streamline the government and cut spending.

  • These lawmakers hew younger and male, and some have open ambitions about running for higher office.
  • They're seeking to answer Republicans' tech billionaire-led rebrand by flipping the perception of Democrats as unquestioning champions of bureaucracy — and embracing a sleeker government.

What we're hearing: Moskowitz's big idea is to shrink the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, including by making the Secret Service and FEMA independent agencies that report to the White House.
  • Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) offered several ideas: Cutting agency redundancies, consolidating export promotion agencies and instituting self-populating tax forms, as well as the more liberal idea of scrapping fossil fuel subsidies,
  • Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) proposed cutting federal management and reducing the size of many government forms — particularly those used for student financial aid applications and tax returns.
  • Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) suggested making it easier to obtain permits for infrastructure and development projects, an idea Trump himself floated Tuesday.
  • Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) said he's working on a bill to "move all the federal agencies out of D.C. ... and send them all over the country," which Trump and his allies have long embraced.
  • Moskowitz and Khanna both proposed upgrading the federal government's notoriously outdated and slow IT systems.

What they're saying: "It's not a particular department across the board. It's the way individuals interact with government — there are so many inefficiencies, so many layers," Landsman said.

  • He added: "The forms are overly complicated ... [and] when you look at some of these departments, you see that there are like 12 supervisors for every five people."
  • "Democrats and Republicans should work together to make government more efficient without hurting people, and whatever we can come up with as a team would be great," said Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.).

 
Yakuda said:
I dont agree that air traffic controllers need to be federal employees. I understand the need for a universal system regarding air traffic but there's any number of departments that could regulate that
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How would moving the air traffic control system from one department to another save money? In fact, it would cost more money to transfer a bunch of people around for no good reason.

Remember that we are giving the use of the air space above our private property to government use. If we remove the government from the equation, then a aircraft needs to get permission from millions of different property owners to fly about.
 
Diogenes said:
Department of State grant (2024)

Amount: $100,000

Recipient: Public Journalism Club

Purpose: The project aims to fortify Armenia's resilience against disinformation and hybrid threats by fostering deeper Armenia-U.S. professional conversations, experience and knowledge sharing, through a comprehensive three-day conference in Yerevan.

Country: Armenia




https://usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_SAM10024CA0036_1900/
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You kidding, that is but a fraction of the costs the American taxpayer personally pay Trump for his weekend golf junkets to Trump golf course, the amount he charges the SS to rent golf carts is almost as much
 
In 2023, United States spent more on aid to foreign countries than the next 9 countries combined.

Where exactly did that money going and how was it spent?

I'm going to expose as much of it as I can.


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Department of State grant (2024)

Amount: $92,775

Recipient: Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees

Purpose: To develop an innovative tool with the help of AI technology to detect online hate speech and raise awareness on hate speech, disinformation while also building the capacity of beneficiaries to tackle hate speech.

Country: Turkey

https://usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_STU15024GR0066_1900/
 
Diogenes said:
In 2023, United States spent more on aid to foreign countries than the next 9 countries combined.

Where exactly did that money going and how was it spent?

I'm going to expose as much of it as I can.


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Comical how MAGA know nothing about foreign aid, like we are giving blank checks to other countries, ah, we’re do you think the supplies needed for that aid are made and purchased?
 
Pretty obvious you don’t understand government, a large number of money spent is due to the appeals and demands of Congressional members, the dumbest funding is usually some pet project of the local politician, and they aren’t going to cut their wrists

Pork Barreling may be legally censored but it still exists
 
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