Posted on 07/28/2025 5:07:44 PM PDT by george76
A hallmark of President Donald Trump’s second term is that he’s not just promoting his own policies — he’s looking to shake up the American power structure from top to bottom.
Step by step, he is undermining or destroying the left’s decades-old program to achieve total dominance of government and politics through its control of money and institutions.
That’s what Trump is up to with his plan to move much of the federal bureaucracy out of the Washington, DC, area and into the rest of the country.
In doing so, he’s infuriating federal bureaucrats leading cushy lives in DC and its suburbs, close to the centers of power — and close to the various contractors and lobby groups that can be expected to offer them well-padded post-retirement jobs.
And, as with the other things Trump is doing, this effort is both good politics and good for the country, regardless of the bureaucrats’ howls.
“Agencies,” Trump wrote in an April executive order, “must be where the people are.”
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When Trump moved some USDA workers to Kansas City in his first term, it triggered a “mass exodus” from the department.
Many federal agriculture specialists apparently concluded that quitting their jobs was preferable to living in America.
This move is bigger, and if it triggers more departures it will help Trump slash federal payrolls that much faster.
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“oikophobia,” a Greek term meaning fear or hatred of one’s own countrymen.
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It will be a pleasure to see some COL allowances cut and for them to maybe live more like the rest of us. I hope it happens soon and dramatically.
Not tired yet. More winning!
“””That’s what Trump is up to with his plan to move much of the federal bureaucracy out of the Washington, DC, area”””
This is absolutely the best way to clean the DC swamp.
Many of the bureaucrats will refuse to move for one reason or another. So the bureaucrat quits and that saves paying unemployment and puts up a road block against unfair dismissal law suits.
“oikophobia,” a Greek term meaning fear or hatred of one’s own countrymen.
chockful of fedgov in my neighborhood
no uptick in inventory yet
We desperately need to reduce the size, scope, power, and cost of government. That necessarily means many bureaucrats will need to find some sort of private economy work, as their work (or “work”) in government becomes superfluous.
Liberals LOVE Big Government because they can force people to do what they want, against their will.
This is going to wreak havoc with the realtors in Virginia as the the swamp jobs vanish along with property values.
Perfect, perfect, perfect.
Pull the plug on the whole sorry, depraved mess, and wave bye bye to the 50 year hippie dream of domination and control.
Thank you President Trump.
Good.
How many years did the Federal bureaucrats work from home? How many of them did any work while "working from home?"
During the Hussein/Biden Regime, they could care less if they worked.
Congress has abolished zero agencies.
Clampetts will meet them at the foot of the hill with a house warming gift, a pile of possum gizzards, fried up the way granny, G-d rest her soul, taught Eli Mae.
85% of the Federal government is already outside of DC. Inside the beltway are mostly headquarters.
“How many years did the Federal bureaucrats work from home? How many of them did any work while “working from home?”
I never really understand this “logic”. On one hand we say Federal bureaucrats are a huge threat and then on the other hand say they don’t do anything. You can’t have it both ways either they work or they don’t. If they don’t do any supposed work, then they can’t be much of a threat.
I honestly never thought I would see the day that this would happen. I voted for this.
Bkmk
Not “oinkaphobia,” which would be fear of pigs.
“Fried gizzards”
Huh. 🤔 The Navajo version would probably be diced sheep intestines and liver.
M’mm. Them sheep intestines, they make goood eatin’!
They sure do. Another tasty variant is intestines wrapped around a piece of fat and cooked over an open fire.
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