Am I missing something?
YES
TRUMP says, "We need more water pressure. The flushing is Yuge!"
Posted on 03/18/2017 8:04:35 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist
President Trump’s budget blueprint proposes eliminating 19 federal agencies.
Here’s a run-down of the agencies and what they do, from supporting arts and public television to building infrastructure and studying international relations.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
“3) The Chemical Safety Board, which investigates accidents in the chemical industry and makes safety recommendations.”
These clowns fancy themselves to be the NTSB, they are not.
Could you point to the place in the Constitution where the government is authorized to run OPIC? If you can’t, the agency should be eliminated.
A very fine start. only about 250 more to go.
Am I missing something?
TRUMP says, "We need more water pressure. The flushing is Yuge!"
President Bush appointed me to the Board of #8 — Institute of Museum and Library Services — and I served for about five years. Nice people, and well-intentioned, but the work they do doesn’t justify taking money from working Americans to finance it. I have a hunch the same is true for the other organizations, as well.
Eliminate
#1 Democrats
#2 Republicans
And maybe I have the order wrong.
Then, reduce the number by 25%, issue a check for the remainder then let the states use the money to fund any programs they determine are necessary. Take the programs out of the hands of the fed. govt........
There are probably good arguments for each program that is proposed to be cut or even eliminated. The question is whether in this time of mounting national debt, if it is high enough priority.
Trump wants to increase military spending and not touch entitlement programs, while not increasing the deficit. This requires reducing “discretionary domestic spending.” Separately, he will propose cutting some taxes, while closing some loopholes and enacting a border tax, all in a way that doesn’t increase the deficit.
There is no magic to this. Possibly you can recommend something else to cut to make all this work. Or, maybe you think increasing the deficit is o.k. Maybe you want to cut food stamps, or Medicare, or Pell Grants. But, Trump promised not to cut entitlements. Maybe you can argue for a smaller increase in military spending. I think, realistically, every dollar not cut in discretionary domestic spending will mean one less dollar for increased military spending.
The African Development Foundation,
which funds African agriculture, infrastructure and community development projects with grants.
The Appalachian Regional Commission,
which funds projects meant to bolster businesses, education, culture and economic development in Appalachia.
The Chemical Safety Board,
which investigates accidents in the chemical industry and makes safety recommendations.
The Corporation for National and Community Service,
which houses several public service organizations, including AmeriCorps.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
which funds public television and radio stations including PBS and NPR.
The Delta Regional Authority,
which funds businesses and infrastructure in the Mississippi River Delta region.
The Denali Commission,
which supports utilities and infrastructure in Alaska.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services,
which funds U.S. museums and libraries with grants.
The Inter-American Foundation,
which provides financial aid to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency,
which provides U.S. goods and services for foreign development projects.
The Legal Services Corporation,
which provides civil legal aid for low-income Americans.
The National Endowment for the Arts,
which funds American artists and projects through grants.
The National Endowment for the Humanities,
which funds American scholarship through grants.
The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation,
which funds community development project throughout the U.S.
The Northern Border Regional Commission,
which supports economic development in poor areas near the Canadian border.
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation,
which helps provide private U.S. capital to foreign development projects.
The United States Institute of Peace,
which aims to promote world peace through conflict resolution, training programs and scholarship.
The United States Inter-agency Council on Homelessness,
which coordinates efforts to fight homelessness among nearly 20 federal agencies.
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
a prominent think tank studying international affairs and foreign policy.
I would suspect it is riddled with corruption simply because of the nature of its business.
These government agencies are all on government welfare and taxpayer funded and most are anti freedom Marxist socialist run and must be eliminated to save our Constitution and our economy from the tyrants entrenched there in.
Absolutely. The federal government has no Constitutional authority to be making healthcare dictates to its citizenry.
There was a mention on the morning news about DJT targeting agencies that are inefficient, ineffective, or redundant - perhaps these are some of them?
My question is why would the government think its purpose is to run a business??
My take:
I like this test for whether a program should get funding. Since all government taxation comes with threat of enforcement thru the use of force, we should ask ourselves "Is this something I feel that my neighbor should be forced to pay for at the end of a gun?"
Do I feel that we should all have to contribute to the common defense even if we need to be coerced? Yes. Should we all be forced to build a museum? No.
Plenty of private funds can pay for these projects.
It bugs me that people of modest income living hundreds of miles away from a city with a museum are forced to pay for it so the elites can feel good about themselves.
Most Republican Congress critters have talked a good game for years about the budget, deficit, size of the Federal government, etc., but now that they have a real opportunity to make the necessary changes, they fight President Trump every step of the way.
“My question is why in the world would President Trump want to ditch this group that returns over TWO TIMES it’s budget back to our government!”
Where is this expenditure authorized by the Constitution?
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African Development at #1? But that will make the Black Caucasians angry right off the bat! HUD? That will REALLY make them mad when Ben Carson is out of a job-around 2020. Make him VP. Pence is too nice.
Make congress own the budget.
13) The National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds American scholarship through grants.
Yes, Yes, Yes!! And while you're at it, Mr. President, can you make that scumbag weirdo Robert Mapplethorpe give back the grant money he got?
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