DOGE Idiocy

Discussion in 'Politics' started by gwb-trading, Feb 6, 2025.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Looks like a majority of the people across the U.S. hate DOGE and want to see it terminated.

    'That's 70 percent for no': Republican's DOGE poll backfires
    https://www.rawstory.com/tom-barrett/

    Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI) asked his constituents during a virtual town hall meeting whether they support tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force — and did not get the result he likely hoped for.

    "Do you support the Department of Government Efficiency's mission to streamline the federal government and reduce spending?" his constituents were asked, in a clip obtained by the liberal media outfit Meidas Touch and later shared out by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

    After the results came in, it was announced: "That's 70 percent for no, 30 percent for yes."

    (More at above url)
     
    #261     Mar 13, 2025
  2. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Must be tough in current market conditions to be a MAGA Dotard Drone.

    I hear Nvidia might have a brain chip upgrade coming out for them soon.
     
    #262     Mar 13, 2025
  3. To be self-administered.

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    #263     Mar 13, 2025

  4. Shutting down the DOE will cut off vital funding to the poorest school districts in the country...which are mostly in red states.... perfect example of fuck aroun and find out. I hope trump does not pussy out and go back on his promise!
     
    #264     Mar 13, 2025
  5. Mercor

    Mercor

    The DOE pays 8% of school spending
    That money will now go direct to the states
    Because it is not siphoned through the DOE more will go to the states
     
    #265     Mar 13, 2025
  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Ah... that is not how federal DOE funding works. Nice try.
     
    #266     Mar 13, 2025
  7. Mercor

    Mercor

    With no DOE how does funding work
     
    #267     Mar 13, 2025
  8. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #268     Mar 13, 2025
  9. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Go look up what the DOE does. The DOE is primarily focused on setting frameworks for standards at schools and collecting statistical information to validate the success/failure of educational efforts -- which for example is how you know that Mississippi ranks last for K-12 education in the U.S.

    When it comes to funding to the states -- the DOE merely helps administer federal grants from other federal government entities to state and local school systems. For example, the school lunch money for poor students comes from the agriculture department not the DOE.
     
    #269     Mar 13, 2025
  10. Mercor

    Mercor

    Many of the payments would be shifted to other departments like Treasury
     
    #270     Mar 13, 2025