Just starting this conversation is a monster win.
Posted on 03/13/2017 5:51:52 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
Drain the swamp!
When I said “mega-fund site” above, I meant “Superfund site”. Mea culpa.
Bigly AWESOMENESS! ....ALt-Left heads @ssploding inn 3...2...
HAHAHA!
**The Examiner cites sources that say “landing teams” at some cabinet agencies are already working on the plan. The spending cuts would likely come from discretionary spending, not things like Medicare, Social Security, or other mandated programs.
Staffing cuts may be spread out over four years via attrition and hiring freezes, the Examiner notes.
Trump has vowed to slash government spending in order to bring down the deficit and also add more budget dollars to the Department of Defense. He is working to bring down defense costs, too, however, by way of negotiating with defense contractors.**
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Federal-Cuts/2017/01/17/id/768969/
MAGA!!! You betcha!
Before this announcement, wish he had abolished the Dept of Ed. Spring forward!
Just starting this conversation is a monster win.
Come up with specifics and post them!
I hope that they already have a plan, and this is just part of the implementation process.
I recommend reorganizing around the functions in the Constituion - Treasury, State, Defense, Justice, Commerce, Interior - roll everything under those.
They will probably need implementing legislation, as all these Departments and Agencies are bound in a web of legal requirements.
This is one of the most potentially powerful things that could be done. to roll back the fungus-like overgrowth of Government. Automatically sun setting regulations might help, but they would probably just quickly establish auto-renewal mechanisms for them.
How many GS12’s would you nix, and how many redudant memo’s and directives go away?
None. The classic solution to combining two agencies is to leave the agencies intact, and add another layer of bureaucracy to the top.
I am not saying that Trump will do this, but that is the classic way it has been done.
Do us a favor and start a new post and label it: Deconstructing the regulatory state!
Then Freepers can post their suggestions and highlight the suggestions where they have personal knowledge and provide specific documentations.
Then Trump’s people will have another source of where to cut.
WINNING!!!
Still, it’s best Trump take this to the people so that Congress can be forced to see the light.
Absolutely!
Indeed.
Yes, Extremely ambitious. Something you would expect from Donald J. Trump.
I say that as Liberal heads are exploding all over the world. I just had discussions with a couple on Twitter. Amazing.
Total shock and awe. Disbelief. sputter sputter
I so love it. hee hee hee
Yes, SIR. Drain the Swamp Indeed!
It's TIME to DownSize DC! Close Entire Rogue/Unconstitutional Departments, including their SWAT Teams.
Size DC!
I suspect I could go back in google and find out how long.
But there were those here who read me state that who said: He has never said he wanted to do that.
Well I guess he never said it, but thought it. hee hee hee
Not one agency will need cuts. Each one will find that it needs more personnel. Trump is going to need to bring in the private sector to evaluate each agency. Any bets?
Suggest them.
It must be done indeed.
What are they going to say? He is in charge of the Executive Branch.
He only asked the Department heads to come up with solutions.
He is not bypassing congress, only asking Department heads to come up with a plan. The details will have to be worked out with Congress.
Talk about a breath of fresh air.
Heh heh heh...
Be still my heart.
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