Re: Gutting USAID

On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 05:39:08 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:

On Feb 3, 2025 at 9:35:52 PM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
 

The press is running for the fainting couch over Trump setting DOGE loose on
USAID with plans to gut the entire organization.

 
I don't care. Elon Musk isn't fucking president of the United States;
Trump needs to reign this guy in.

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He can't actually do anything. He can only make recommendations to Trump, who
can accept or reject them. If any cuts are made, they'll be made legally by
authorized government officials.

Well he's got access to all sorts of private information and is
cutting off money which sure seems like an over reach by Musk.
Otherwise USAID would still be operating even if it offends Musk while
working with Congress to shut down USAID or parts of it.

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Here's a small taste of what USAID has been doing with your tax money:

 
I'm sure every single government agency, including Library of Congress,
has absurd spending on pointless projects.

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All of which need to be ruthlessly slashed. Have you looked at out debt
lately?
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All we need is that trillion dollar coin to be minted to help fix the
problem.