We should rid ourselves of redundant Federal Bureaucracies...and use the money more wisely.

[Missourian]

Any department that is mirrored by a state level department is redundant and should be dismantled, starting with the Department of Education.

I'm sure once upon a time this agency was established with the best intentions...but now it's time to return these duties and responsibilities back to the States.

We should be using these wasted funds for something NOT redundant. Perhaps a federally funded Innocence Project that reviews the cases of convicted criminals to combat miscarriages of justice like this one...

https://people.com/sandra-hemme-woman-conviction-murder-overturned-judge-believes-cop-did-it-8664950

But money is not unlimited. We need to end redundancy and put part of the savings to better use.

 

[Oddball]

 

[1srelluc]

On Day 1 fed hiring/lateral transfers should be frozen followed up shortly by massive RIFs of upper and middle management positions across all agencies.....Gut them like a fish.

 

[Manonthestreet]

I'm in favor of chopping everything 5 percent a yr until reality is restored.

 

[candycorn]

Any department that is mirrored by a state level department is redundant and should be dismantled, starting with the Department of Education.

I'm sure once upon a time this agency was established with the best intentions...but now it's time to return these duties and responsibilities back to the States.

We should be using these wasted funds for something NOT redundant. Perhaps a federally funded Innocence Project that reviews the cases of convicted criminals to combat miscarriages of justice like this one...

https://people.com/sandra-hemme-woman-conviction-murder-overturned-judge-believes-cop-did-it-8664950

But money is not unlimited. We need to end redundancy and put part of the savings to better use.

If anything, we need more federal investment in the states, not less. There are plenty of federal redundancies that we can get rid of. Space Force for one.

 

[IM2]

Any department that is mirrored by a state level department is redundant and should be dismantled, starting with the Department of Education.

I'm sure once upon a time this agency was established with the best intentions...but now it's time to return these duties and responsibilities back to the States.

We should be using these wasted funds for something NOT redundant. Perhaps a federally funded Innocence Project that reviews the cases of convicted criminals to combat miscarriages of justice like this one...

https://people.com/sandra-hemme-woman-conviction-murder-overturned-judge-believes-cop-did-it-8664950

But money is not unlimited. We need to end redundancy and put part of the savings to better use.

Wrong.

How about we cut defense spending from 800-900 billion down to 200 billion and use that 600-700 billion to invest in our people?

 

[Oddball]

If anything, we need more federal investment in the states, not less.

Where are you gong to get the money, Lucky the Leprechaun and his magic pot of gold?

 

[Oddball]

Wrong.

How about we cut defense spending from 800-900 billion down to 200 billion and use that 600-700 billion to invest in our people?

You can "invest in our people" by letting them keep what they earn in the first place.

 

[Missourian]

Wrong.

How about we cut defense spending from 800-900 billion down to 200 billion and use that 600-700 billion to invest in our people?

There is a compromise to be made here. I am open to reducing defense spending. Perhaps not to those levels...but a significant reduction. In conjunction with getting rid of these redundant bureaucracies.

 

[ThisIsMe]

If anything, we need more federal investment in the states, not less. There are plenty of federal redundancies that we can get rid of. Space Force for one.

If anything, we need more federal investment in the states, not less

Why? Why not just cut spending, reduce the money flowing from the states to the government? What is the purpose of the states sending money to the government, only to have the government turn around and give it back to the states? That’s an inefficient way of doing it.
Just let the states keep their money.

The space force is actually a good idea. First you have to get the image of Star Wars out of your mind and see that, having an organization to monitor and protect our interests in that frontier isn’t a bad thing.

There’s a lot going on up there…seems feasible to have a military branch dedicated to keeping our interests up there secure, isn’t it?

 

[IM2]

There is a compromise to be made here. I am open to reducing defense spending. Perhaps not to those levels...but a significant reduction. In conjunction with getting rid of these redundant bureaucracies.

The executive branch of government is a corporation with branch offices. There is no redundancy.

 

[Missourian]

You can "invest in our people" by letting them keep what they earn in the first place.

Hard for the Government to 'redistribute the wealth' if they can't get their hands on it first.

But...before the government gives it back...we need to use it to reduce the national debt. At least for a while.

 

[Missourian]

The executive branch of government is a corporation with branch offices. There is no redundancy.

What does the federal department of education do that can't be handled by the state level department of education?

 

[Oddball]

The executive branch of government is a corporation with branch offices. There is no redundancy.

 

[IM2]

China spends less than 200 billion on their military. That is the second largest expenditure for military in the world. So then if we spend 200 milion we beat that and we still have money to invest in our citizens.

 

[Oddball]

Hard for the Government to 'redistribute the wealth' if they can't get their hands on it first.

But...before the government gives it back...we need to use it to reduce the national debt. At least for a while.

Let 'em have a garage sale.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Wrong.

How about we cut defense spending from 800-900 billion down to 200 billion and use that 600-700 billion to invest in our people?

Could you do that and not sacrifice training, equipment, advancement in technology? In other words, we pay a price for having the best and most highly trained military with the best equipment. If we reduced our spending, would we be able to maintain that kind of standard?

 

[IM2]

What does the federal department of education do that can't be handled by the state level department of education?

There needs to be national standards for education. Fuck that states rights garbage. It didn't work and created Jim Crow, so it is not something we should try to start again.

 

[Oddball]

Could you do that and not sacrifice training, equipment, advancement in technology? In other words, we pay a price for having the best and most highly trained military with the best equipment. If we reduced our spending, would we be able to maintain that kind of standard?

Easy....Send the two aircraft carriers currently under construction to the breakers, quit buying crappy weapons systems that none of the generals have asked for, and cut the MIC lobbying corps by about 99%.

 

[Oddball]

There needs (sic) to be national standards for education.

There already are, and "education" has never been worse, fool....Your English shows it.