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But he isn't. This isn't framed as a "we need to bring down costs and stop paying for things and that's just going to be hard" initiative. This is framed as a m
by UncleMeat 2y ago
But he isn't. This isn't framed as a "we need to bring down costs and stop paying for things and that's just going to be hard" initiative. This is framed as a mechanism of eliminating DEI programs.
In the US spending is controlled by Congress. The Congress was voted on by the people. The idea that Trump throwing bombs into the federal budget is democracy but following Congress' passed budget isn't is ridiculous.
- pclmulqdq 2y agoThe idea you have is nice, but congress doesn't pass real budgets any more. That means that there is a lot more ability to make the money slosh around.
- UncleMeat 2y agoLike it or not, the budgets passed by congress are budgets from the perspective of the constitution.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y agoWe are wildly far beyond strict constitutionalism. This has been a trap for conservative causes for a very long time. We are now playing the game the same way the left does: win and govern.
- UncleMeat 2y agoYou'll have to excuse me for being mortally terrified of "we are unencumbered by the law and will do whatever we want with power."
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y agoLaws have never encumbered humans. We're governed by social norms and those have been destroyed: massive immigration, sexual mutilation of children, and wanton spending of US taxpayer dollars.
- UncleMeat 2y agoThis ends with you shooting me in the head.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y agodeeply weird of you to say this.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y ago>This is framed as a mechanism of eliminating DEI programs. Did we watch the same campaign? Trump absolutely campaigned on ending DEI too. The electorate hates DEI programs. Cutting spending and DEI programs is what got him the popular vote.
- ModernMech 2y agoRight, but that's not what this order does. People were locked out of Medicaid payment portals today because of this, how is that shutting down DEI? It seems that they really had no idea what they were shutting down with this, order.
- ty6853 2y agoMaslow's hierarchy would tend to suggest that when you shut down the trough to progressive leaning aid recipients they and their reps will tend to negotiate away other mere desires. Not saying you should do that, but Trump is transactional and not above using blunt tactics.
- ModernMech 2y agoYeah but red states and his own voters are the biggest beneficiaries of Medicaid so...
- rUsHeYaFuBu 2y agoTheir sacrifice is one he's willing to make.
- ribadeo 2y agoFox brainwashed viewers hate DEI. 1% (vote margin of win, roughly) electing a person to an office does NOT equal a popular mandate for any particular policy and its silly to claim that the voters hate what you apparently hate.
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